Salhouse Solar Farm (5 MW)
Salhouse Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Broadland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 October 2015; the record was last updated on 16 December 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 December 2015record last updated
Broadlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 5 February 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 July 2015 | Construction started |
| 20 October 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Island Green Power
- Planning authority
- Broadland
- Planning application reference
- 20131408
- Site area
- 12.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North of Stonehouse Road,Salhouse
- Council area (by location)
- Broadland
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2050
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land off Belaugh Road | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 3.4 |
| Belaugh Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 3.5 |
| Burgate Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 17.9 | operational | 7.9 |
| Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 32 | operational | 7.9 |
| Scottow Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.7 | application withdrawn | 9.3 |
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 (52.6887, 1.4).