Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1) (5 MW)
Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1) is a 5 MW solar farm project in Broadland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 February 2016; the record was last updated on 1 July 2016.
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operationalstatus in REPD
1 July 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 February 2016 | Operational |
| 1 May 2016 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar
- Planning authority
- Broadland
- Planning application reference
- 20150952
- Site area
- 18.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Former Oulton Airfield, The Street, Oulton, Norwich
- Council area (by location)
- Broadland
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1128
Who decides
| Applications | Broadland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docking Farm Solar | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Warren Wood Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 25 | refused | 3.3 |
| Church Farm Solar | solar farm | 5.7 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Heydon Road, Heydon | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Nowhere Lane, Norwich | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Guestwick | wind farm | 12 | refused | 8.6 |
| Hall Road, Alderford | solar farm | 28 | refused | 8.8 |
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 (52.7975, 1.1839).