Kenninghall Solar / Hazeldick Solar (8 MW)
Kenninghall Solar / Hazeldick Solar is an 8 MW solar farm project in Breckland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 28 May 2015.
8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 May 2015record last updated
Brecklandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 3 October 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 10 January 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 24 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 September 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Norfolk Renewables
- Planning authority
- Breckland
- Planning application reference
- 3PL/2012/1088/F
- Appeal reference
- APP/F2605/W/13/2211560
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the west of Kenninghall
- Council area (by location)
- Breckland
- Time to decision
- 101 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5231
Who decides
| Applications | Breckland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitebreads Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 4.8 |
| Airfield Farm PV | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Attleborough Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 7.6 |
| Hall Farm and Field Barn Farm | solar farm | 34 | refused | 8.6 |
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 (52.4329, 0.9909).