Hill Farm, Wacton Road (120 MW battery storage)
Hill Farm, Wacton Road is a 120 MW battery storage project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 March 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 May 2026.
120 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 May 2026record last updated
South Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 25 March 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 March 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 120 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Capital Limited
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2025/1152
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Hill Farm Wacton Road Forncett St Peter
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 50 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hill Farm, Wacton Road - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16537
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Lane And Carr Lane, Great Moulton | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| East Pye Solar Farm | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Wymondham Road, Bracon Ash | battery storage | 228 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Flordon Road, Bracon Ash Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 24 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Station Road, Tivetshall St Margaret | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Hall Farm Solar park | solar farm | 15 | operational | 7.2 |
| Tivetshall St Mary Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
| Land south of Brick Kiln Road | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.5 |
| Streetwood Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 7.8 |
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 (52.4917, 1.2032).