North Norfolk
North Norfolk has 9.7 MW of clean power (all solar) approved and still not built: enough to supply a year's electricity to 3,500 homes. Britain's grid bottlenecks still add to bills here: about £92 a year per household, £3.8m across the constituency's 41,026 homes.
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The waiting list
Every approved, unbuilt project
| Site | Technology | Enough for | Capacity | Approved | Waiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayside Farm | Solar Photovoltaics | 1,800 homes | 5.0 MW | 2016-02 | 10.5 yrs |
| Paston Road, Bacton - Solar Photovoltaic Array | Solar Photovoltaics | 600 homes | 1.6 MW | 2022-09 | 3.8 yrs |
| R And Jm Pace, Church Road - Solar Array | Solar Photovoltaics | 400 homes | 1.1 MW | 2023-04 | 3.3 yrs |
| The Reef Leisure Centre - Solar Panels | Solar Photovoltaics | 100 homes | 0.4 MW | 2023-01 | 3.5 yrs |
| Hole Farm House, Hole Farm Road - Solar Panels | Solar Photovoltaics | 100 homes | 0.3 MW | 2023-03 | 3.4 yrs |
| Laurels Farm, Laurels Road - Solar PV Array | Solar Photovoltaics | 100 homes | 0.2 MW | 2023-02 | 3.5 yrs |
| Victory Swim and Fitness Centre, Station Road - Solar Panels | Solar Photovoltaics | 100 homes | 0.2 MW | 2024-04 | 2.3 yrs |
| Barningham Road - Ground Mounted Solar Panels | Solar Photovoltaics | 100 homes | 0.2 MW | 2023-05 | 3.2 yrs |
| Back Lane, Hempstead - Solar PV System | Solar Photovoltaics | 100 homes | 0.2 MW | 2023-06 | 3.1 yrs |
| Plumstead Road, Edgefield - Solar Panels | Solar Photovoltaics | 100 homes | 0.2 MW | 2023-05 | 3.2 yrs |
| Holt Road - Solar Array | Solar Photovoltaics | 100 homes | 0.2 MW | 2023-05 | 3.2 yrs |
Plus 1 more approved within the last two years.
What this page does not show
Smaller wind farms on the local grid are also switched off; national data does not show it, so the £ figure here is a floor, not a zero. Offshore wind is counted nationally, never per seat. The planning database can run a quarter behind reality.
Electricity does not travel from a particular project to particular houses. Everything generated goes into the national grid and everyone draws from that shared pool, so "enough for X homes" is a way of sizing the electricity — not a claim that these homes would be powered by this site. Battery storage is counted separately from generation: it moves power in time rather than making it.
Planning statuses come from the government's planning database (REPD), which records what was decided and when, but not why. Where a project was refused we say so and name the authority; for the reasons, look up the planning reference on that council's own register. How to check any figure on this page →
What has Steff Aquarone said about the grid in Parliament? Search Hansard →