Hempnall (21 MW wind farm)
Hempnall is a 21 MW wind farm project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 8 December 2009; the record was last updated on 6 December 2010.
21 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
6 December 2010record last updated
South Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2008 | Application submitted |
| 5 August 2008 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 December 2009 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 6 December 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Enertrag UK
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 07/2008/0917/F
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Busseys Loke, Hempnall Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3519
Who decides
| Applications | South Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streetwood Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 0.6 |
| Hall Farm Solar park | solar farm | 15 | operational | 1.6 |
| Bloy’s Grove Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| East Pye Solar Farm | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Land south of Brick Kiln Road | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.0 |
| Stoke Lane | battery storage | 130 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Norwich Substation Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Hickling Lane, Swainsthorpe -Battery Storage | battery storage | 114 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Avenue Farm - Back Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 8.0 |
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 (52.5086, 1.324).