North Creake Airfield (20 MW solar farm)
North Creake Airfield is a 20 MW solar farm project in North Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 March 2014; the record was last updated on 26 August 2014.
20 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 August 2014record last updated
North Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 February 2013 | Application submitted |
| 21 March 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables (formerly known as Solar Power Generation)
- Planning authority
- North Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- PF/13/0168
- Address (REPD)
- Egmere, Walsingham
- Council area (by location)
- North Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 5 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2046
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Creake Airfield PF/12/1318 | 20 | 6 December 2012 | withdrawn 7 February 2013 |
Who decides
| Applications | North Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Creake Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 6.3 |
| Jack's Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (52.9057, 0.8302).