Jack's Lane Solar (5 MW)
Jack's Lane Solar is a 5 MW solar farm project in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 11 February 2019; the record was last updated on 25 June 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
25 June 2020record last updated
King's Lynn and West Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 February 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 25 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 15/01701/FM
- Address (REPD)
- land west of the B1454
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5173
Who decides
| Applications | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 60 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack's Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 1.5 |
| Chiplow | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 2.0 |
| South Creake Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 6.5 |
| Sedgeford Hall Estate Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Thornham Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | abandoned | 9.1 |
| Sedgeford | wind farm | 10.8 | application withdrawn | 9.5 |
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 (52.8722, 0.6761).