Rookery Business Park (5 MW solar farm)
Rookery Business Park 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 11 February 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 |
|---|---|
| 29 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 11 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2015/1215
- Site area
- 9.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land adjacent to Rookery Busin, Silver Street, Besthorpe
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5296
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attleborough Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 4.9 |
| Baileys Meadow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.2 |
| Lotus Manufacturing | wind farm | 6 | refused | 7.7 |
| Hardingham Solar Farm - extension | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 7.9 |
| Hardingham Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.8 | operational | 7.9 |
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 (52.5353, 1.0661).