The Old Airfield (5 MW solar farm)
The Old Airfield is a 5 MW solar farm project in Broadland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 29 May 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 May 2015record last updated
Broadlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 4 March 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lumicity
- Planning authority
- Broadland
- Planning application reference
- 20131702
- Site area
- 14.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The Old Airfield, Airfield Lane, Weston Longville, Norwich
- Council area (by location)
- Broadland
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2072
Who decides
| Applications | Broadland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodforde Farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 1.2 |
| Hall Road, Alderford | solar farm | 28 | refused | 4.2 |
| Three Bridges Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Colton Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 5.1 |
| Colton Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 5.1 |
| Nowhere Lane, Norwich | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 8.7 |
| Glebe Horsford Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Warren Wood Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 25 | refused | 9.6 |
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 (52.6919, 1.1039).