Land East of White Horse Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land East of White Horse Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2016; the record was last updated on 31 August 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 August 2016record last updated
South Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 11 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Island Green Power
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2014/2380
- Address (REPD)
- Land East of White Horse Lane, Norwich
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4885
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2 | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Mulbarton Road, Keswick | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Norwich Substation Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Hickling Lane, Swainsthorpe -Battery Storage | battery storage | 114 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Stoke Lane | battery storage | 130 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Hall Farm, Hickling Lane | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Hornsea Project Three | battery storage | 300 | under construction | 5.2 |
| Avenue Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 6.5 |
| Bloy’s Grove Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
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 (52.6051, 1.3064).