Thornham Solar Farm (15 MW)
Thornham Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 15 April 2015.
15 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
15 April 2015record last updated
King's Lynn and West Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 January 2013 | Application submitted |
| 15 April 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2014 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 15 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lark Energy
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 13/00049/FM
- Address (REPD)
- Lyng Farm Burnham Road Thornham Hunstanton
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1870
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornham Solar Farm 12/01505/FM | 15 | 17 September 2012 | refused 10 December 2012 |
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| Sedgeford | wind farm | 10.8 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Sedgeford Hall Estate Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Jack's Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 8.7 |
| Jack's Lane Solar | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 9.1 |
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 (52.9335, 0.586).