Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 1) (32 MW)
Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 1) is a 32 MW solar farm project in North Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 4 April 2017.
32 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 April 2017record last updated
North Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 23 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 32 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat Capital
- Planning authority
- North Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- PF/14/1334
- Address (REPD)
- Former RAF Coltishall, Coltishall Airfield, Filby Road, Norwich, Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- North Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1537
Who decides
| Applications | North Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 17.9 | operational | <0.1 |
| Scottow Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.7 | application withdrawn | 1.4 |
| Land off Belaugh Road | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 4.8 |
| Belaugh Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Bunn's Hill Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Frog's Loke Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Carlton Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Wayside Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Burgate Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (52.7551, 1.3569).