Sedgeford Hall Estate Solar Panels & Battery Storage (21 MW)
Sedgeford Hall Estate Solar Panels & Battery Storage is a 21 MW solar farm project in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 23 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 May 2022.
21 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 May 2022record last updated
King's Lynn and West Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 April 2022 | Application submitted |
| 9 November 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 7 June 2023 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 August 2023 | Appeal allowed |
| 23 August 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Regener8 Power
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 22/00704/FM
- Appeal reference
- 22/00069/REF
- Site area
- 44.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Sedgeford Hall Estate, Fring Road, Sedgeford, Kings Lynn
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 69 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Sedgeford Hall Estate - Solar Panels & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11205
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgeford | wind farm | 10.8 | application withdrawn | 1.2 |
| Thornham Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | abandoned | 6.2 |
| Jack's Lane Solar | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 8.3 |
| Jack's Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 9.0 |
| Chiplow | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (52.8815, 0.5528).