Warren Wood Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage (25 MW)
Warren Wood Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage is a 25 MW solar farm project in Broadland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 5 December 2025; the record was last updated on 8 April 2026.
25 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
8 April 2026record last updated
Broadlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | Application submitted |
| 5 December 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen Development Limited
- Planning authority
- Broadland
- Planning application reference
- 2025/1531
- Site area
- 96.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Aylsham Road, Cawston, Norwich
- Council area (by location)
- Broadland
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Warren Wood Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18333
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docking Farm Solar | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.3 |
| Hall Road, Alderford | solar farm | 28 | refused | 5.5 |
| Heydon Road, Heydon | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Nowhere Lane, Norwich | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Church Farm Solar | solar farm | 5.7 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Guestwick | wind farm | 12 | refused | 8.2 |
| Woodforde Farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 9.5 |
| The Old Airfield | solar farm | 5 | operational | 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 (52.77, 1.1657).