Whitebreads Farm (10 MW solar farm)
Whitebreads Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Breckland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 14 July 2014; the record was last updated on 6 October 2014.
10 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 October 2014record last updated
Brecklandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 February 2014 | Application submitted |
| 14 July 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 October 2014
- Operator or applicant
- AVIC-PCI
- Planning authority
- Breckland
- Planning application reference
- 3PL/2014/0143/F
- Site area
- 19.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land south of A1066 Thetford Road
- Council area (by location)
- Breckland
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2155
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenninghall Solar / Hazeldick Solar | solar farm | 8 | operational | 4.8 |
| Suggenhall Farm - Photovoltaic Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 7.3 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Hall Farm and Field Barn Farm | solar farm | 34 | refused | 9.0 |
| The Grange Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 48 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Airfield Farm PV | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.4 |
| Firsfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 46.9 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (52.391, 0.9751).