Rose And Crown Farm (30 MW solar farm)
Rose And Crown Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 March 2016; the record was last updated on 21 June 2016.
30 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
21 June 2016record last updated
King's Lynn and West Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 February 2014 | Application submitted |
| 12 June 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 February 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 11 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 September 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 26 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 21 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 14/00283/FM
- Appeal reference
- APP/V2635/W/14/3001281
- Site area
- 67.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Rose And Crown Farm Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7JB
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 80 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1783
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walpole Bank | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 1.2 |
| Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Walpole St Andrew | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Model Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| North Walpole, St Peter | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Lapwing Fen II, Crown Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Lapwing Fen 2 Battery Storage Plant | battery storage | 250 | under construction | 2.5 |
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 (52.7121, 0.1965).