South Creake Solar Farm (26 MW)
South Creake Solar Farm is a 26 MW solar farm project in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 March 2016; the record was last updated on 18 August 2016.
26 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 August 2016record last updated
King's Lynn and West Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 March 2013 | Application submitted |
| 4 June 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 11 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource BP
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 13/00336/FM
- Site area
- 55.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Leicester Square Farm Leicester Road South Creake Norfolk
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1777
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiplow | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 5.4 |
| Jack's Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 6.1 |
| North Creake Airfield | solar farm | 20 | operational | 6.3 |
| Jack's Lane Solar | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.5 |
| West Raynham | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 8.1 |
| Shereford Road, West Raynham Estate | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (52.8619, 0.7713).