Wayside Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Wayside Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 February 2016, not yet built; the record was last updated on 21 September 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 February 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 February 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 November 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 February 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 21 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Yge Warren House
- Planning authority
- North Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- PF/15/1536
- Site area
- 14.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Wayside Farm, Skeyton Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, East of England
- Council area (by location)
- North Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5878
Who decides
| Applications | North Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Bunn's Hill Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Frog's Loke Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Scottow Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.7 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 17.9 | operational | 6.2 |
| Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 32 | operational | 6.2 |
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 (52.8109, 1.3618).