Solar Farm at Marsh Lane Solar Farm At Land North Of Lion Road Palgrave (30 MW)
Solar Farm at Marsh Lane Solar Farm At Land North Of Lion Road Palgrave is a 30 MW solar farm project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 August 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 February 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 February 2026record last updated
South Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 13 August 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 August 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Aura Power Storage Solutions
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/23/05426
- Site area
- 57.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Marsh Lane Solar Farm At Land North Of Lion Road Palgrave, Diss
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 88 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Marsh Lane Solar Farm, Lion Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13987
Who decides
| Applications | South Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grange Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 48 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Humphrey Group | wind farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Yaxley, Eye Airfield Industrial Estate | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| J.W. Baldwin Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.8 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Red House Farm, Old Norwich Road | battery storage | 520 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Semere Lane, Dickleburgh Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Tivetshall St Mary Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
| Upper Vaunces Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 7.1 |
| Pulham Airfield | wind farm | 14 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
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 (52.3741, 1.1279).