North Pickenham (14.4 MW wind farm)
North Pickenham is a 14.4 MW wind farm project in Breckland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2006; the record was last updated on 6 May 2009.
14.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
6 May 2009record last updated
Brecklandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2004 | Application submitted |
| 1 October 2004 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2006 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 6 May 2009
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight Group
- Planning authority
- Breckland
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- near Hempnall South Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- Breckland
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4686
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Farm (Swaffham) | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 1.5 |
| Swaffham Extension | wind farm | 12 | refused | 5.1 |
| Jafa, Great Dunham Solar Photovoltaic Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| The Droves Solar Farm | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Burntstalk Solar Park | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 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 (52.6292, 0.7321).