Meerdyke Solar Panels & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Meerdyke Solar Panels & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 March 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 14 March 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
14 March 2024record last updated
King's Lynn and West Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 May 2023 | Appeal lodged |
| 6 March 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 6 March 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 March 2024 | Appeal allowed |
| 6 March 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 14 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Downing Renewable Developments Llp
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 22/01987/FM
- Appeal reference
- 23/00023/REF
- Site area
- 87.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- SE of Poplar Farm Harps Hall Road Walton Highway
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 68 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 12717
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsoken, Burrettgate Road | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Marshlands Farm | wind farm | 57 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| Rose And Crown Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 4.7 |
| North Walpole, St Peter | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Walpole Bank | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Walpole St Andrew | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (52.6732, 0.2257).