Shereford Road, West Raynham Estate (50 MW battery storage)
Shereford Road, West Raynham Estate is a 50 MW battery storage project in North Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 November 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 December 2025record last updated
North Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 May 2025 | Application submitted |
| 4 November 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 November 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- North Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- PF/25/1079
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Shereford Road, West Raynham Estate, Hempton, Fakenham
- Council area (by location)
- North Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Shereford Road, West Raynham Estate - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Raynham | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 3.0 |
| Claypit Moor Solar Farm (Lexham) | solar farm | 7.9 | operational | 3.9 |
| Dykewood Farm, Water End Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.1 |
| South Creake Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 9.2 |
| Jafa, Great Dunham Solar Photovoltaic Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (52.7793, 0.7846).