Solar Farm Land East Of Cranes Road Hethel Norfolk

1. 23 Oct 2025

   Received by Broadland

2. 11 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Approval with no Conditions

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• 2021/0569 Granted

  Land East Of Cranes Road Hethel Norfolk

  Proposed Development for installation and operation of ground-mounted solar farm and energy storage system. together with inverter platforms; control room; DNO station; storage containers; battery storage; security fencing & CCTV; temporary construction compound; and enhanced landscaping & ecological management.

  Decided 21 Dec 2021 Full applications

Broadland granted permission on 11 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• Solar Farm Land East Of Cranes Road Hethel Norfolk

  2025/3342 Submitted 23 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment of 2021/0569 - (1) removal of inverter platforms, (2) small turning splay added to end of access track, (3) Layout of Substation and Customer Cabin amended, (4) new access track due to move of string inverters, (5) CCTV Details, (6) Fence and Gate Details and (7) Solar Panel Details

  Granted Amendments 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Land East Of Cranes Road Hethel Norfolk

  2021/0569 Submitted 12 Mar 2021 50 yards away

  Proposed Development for installation and operation of ground-mounted solar farm and energy storage system. together with inverter platforms; control room; DNO station; storage containers; battery storage; security fencing & CCTV; temporary construction compound; and enhanced landscaping & ecological management.

  Granted Full applications 103 docs

• Land East Of Cranes Road Hethel Norfolk

  2021/0569 Submitted 12 Mar 2021 50 yards away

  Proposed Development for installation and operation of ground-mounted solar farm and energy storage system. together with inverter platforms; control room; DNO station; storage containers; battery storage; security fencing & CCTV; temporary construction compound; and enhanced landscaping & ecological management.

  Granted Full applications 103 docs

• Land West Of East Carleton Road Bracon Ash Norfolk

  2021/2083 Submitted 13 Sep 2021 100 yards away

  Screening Opinion for solar farm - installation and operation of 27 MWp ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panels and associated infrastructure over an area of approximately 30ha.

  Decided Outline 20 docs

• Land West Of East Carleton Road Bracon Ash Norfolk

  2021/2083 Submitted 13 Sep 2021 100 yards away

  Screening Opinion for solar farm - installation and operation of 27 MWp ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panels and associated infrastructure over an area of approximately 30ha.

  Decided Outline 20 docs

• Land East Of Cranes Road Hethel Norfolk

  2021/0517 Submitted 4 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  Screening Opinion for solar farm

  Withdrawn Outline 9 docs

• 2026/2468 Granted

  Land East Of Langley Road Chedgrave Norfolk

  Non-material amendment of 2023/3613 - Addition of Electrical Substation

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 2026/2063 Refused

  79 Gordon Avenue Thorpe St Andrew Norfolk NR7 0DR

  Variation of condition 2 - Regularisation of as built with external access staircase and associated external door of existing application 2023/2737 (Single storey extension to the rear providing additional storage with two storey extension providing replacement staircase to existing first floor accommodation) date of decision 30/09/2024

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Amendments
• 2026/3017 Awaiting decision

  Green Croft Villavon Way Blofield Norfolk NR13 4QP

  Non-material amendment of 2026/0152 - Changing the Home Office / Gym french doors to a window, and the lounge window to become french doors. Timber cladding Gable section to be changed to brick on the west facing Elevation

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Amendments
• 2026/1890 Granted

  Land South Of Smee Lane Smee Lane Postwick Norfolk

  Variation of condition 23 (Highways statement) for original application reference number: 20181601 Date of Decision: 26/04/2021

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Amendments
• 2026/1888 Withdrawn

  45 Poringland Road Stoke Holy Cross Norfolk NR14 8NW

  Non material amendment of 2025/2914 - Garage removed from proposal, roof lights added to in living room, bedroom 1 and ensuite, bifold doors at the rear changed from 2no. to 1no, external material to be timber cladding

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Amendments