Heydon Road, Heydon (30 MW solar farm)
Heydon Road, Heydon is a 30 MW solar farm project in North Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 April 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 May 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
12 May 2026record last updated
North Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 August 2025 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Grupotec
- Planning authority
- North Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2025/2220
- Site area
- 50.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Heydon Road, Heydon, Norwich
- Council area (by location)
- North Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Heydon Road, Heydon - Solar PV Panels
- REPD reference
- 18268
Who decides
| Applications | North Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Farm Solar | solar farm | 5.7 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Docking Farm Solar | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Guestwick | wind farm | 12 | refused | 5.1 |
| Warren Wood Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 25 | refused | 5.9 |
| Nowhere Lane, Norwich | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
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 (52.8175, 1.1275).