Upper Vaunces Wind Farm (6 MW)
Upper Vaunces Wind Farm is a 6 MW wind farm project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 21 August 2013; the record was last updated on 9 March 2015.
6 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
9 March 2015record last updated
South Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 April 2013 | Application submitted |
| 21 August 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 September 2013 | Appeal lodged |
| 15 January 2015 | Appeal refused |
| 15 January 2015 | Secretary of State refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Upper Vaunces Wind Farm
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2013/0725
- Appeal reference
- APP/L2630/A/13/2203839
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Land east of Semere Green Road (forming part of Upper Vaunces Farm)
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4470
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Vaunces Wind Farm 2010/0383 | 7.5 | 9 March 2010 | refused 20 December 2010 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulham Airfield | wind farm | 14 | application withdrawn | 0.5 |
| Semere Lane, Dickleburgh Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Tivetshall St Mary Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 2.9 |
| Station Road, Tivetshall St Margaret | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Solar Farm at Marsh Lane Solar Farm At Land North Of Lion Road Palgrave | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Market Lane And Carr Lane, Great Moulton | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| East Pye Solar Farm | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| Hill Farm, Wacton Road | battery storage | 120 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
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 (52.4084, 1.2163).