Hall Road, Alderford (28 MW solar farm)
Hall Road, Alderford is a 28 MW solar farm project in Broadland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 10 March 2026; the record was last updated on 12 May 2026.
28 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
12 May 2026record last updated
Broadlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 10 March 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 12 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- OPDE UK Limted
- Planning authority
- Broadland
- Planning application reference
- 2025/1969
- Site area
- 36.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Hall Road, Alderford, Norwich
- Council area (by location)
- Broadland
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hall Road, Alderford - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 18705
Who decides
| Applications | Broadland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Airfield | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Woodforde Farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 4.3 |
| Nowhere Lane, Norwich | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Warren Wood Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 25 | refused | 5.5 |
| Three Bridges Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Docking Farm Solar | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Glebe Horsford Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.8 |
| Colton Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 9.1 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.7241, 1.1362).