Three Bridges Solar Farm (15 MW)
Three Bridges Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in Breckland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 March 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 February 2026.
15 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 February 2026record last updated
Brecklandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 October 2020 | Application submitted |
| 10 March 2021 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Pathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited
- Planning authority
- Breckland
- Planning application reference
- 3PL/2020/1134/F
- Site area
- 35.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Three Bridges Solar Farm
- Council area (by location)
- Breckland
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 8219
The scheme also includes 15 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Breckland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodforde Farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 3.3 |
| The Old Airfield | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Nowhere Lane, Norwich | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Hall Road, Alderford | solar farm | 28 | refused | 6.0 |
| Colton Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 8.0 |
| Colton Solar photovoltaic farm, Battery storage | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 8.0 |
| Guestwick | wind farm | 12 | refused | 9.7 |
| Warren Wood Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 25 | refused | 10.0 |
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 (52.7148, 1.0489).