Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Land SE of Poplar Farm Harps Hall Road Walton Highway Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7DL

Refused King’s Lynn and West Norfolk 22/01987/FM Full Application - Major Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Installation, operation, and decommissioning of solar farm comprising an array of ground mounted solar PV panels and battery storage system with associated infrastructure including inverters and a substation compound as well as fencing, security cameras, cabling and bio diversity enhancement measures.

As published by the council, reference 22/01987/FM

Application record

Reference
22/01987/FM
Type
Full Application - Major Development
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
31 Oct 2022
Validated
17 Nov 2022
Decided
24 Apr 2023
Ward
Walsoken, West Walton And Walpole
Parish
West Walton
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
PE14 7DL

Site history

Applications at this address on the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01186/DISC_A Awaiting decision

    Land SE of Poplar Farm Harps Hall Road Walton Highway Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7DL

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 AND 5 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 26/01186/F - Variation of Conditions 4, 11 and 19 of Planning Permission 22/01987/FM and Appeal (APP/V2635/W/23/3323065): Installation, operation, and decommissioning of solar farm comprising an array of ground mounted solar PV panels and battery storage system with associated infrastructure including inverters and a substation compound as well as fencing, security cameras, cabling and bio diversity enhancement measures

    Submitted 16 Oct 2026
  • 26/01186/DISC_B Awaiting decision

    Land SE of Poplar Farm Harps Hall Road Walton Highway Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7DL

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 7, 9, 11 AND 17 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 26/01186/F - Variation of Conditions 4, 11 and 19 of Planning Permission 22/01987/FM and Appeal (APP/V2635/W/23/3323065): Installation, operation, and decommissioning of solar farm comprising an array of ground mounted solar PV panels and battery storage system with associated infrastructure including inverters and a substation compound as well as fencing, security cameras, cabling and bio diversity enhancement measures

    Submitted 16 Oct 2026
  • 26/01186/F Decided

    Land SE of Poplar Farm Harps Hall Road Walton Highway Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7DL

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 4, 11 AND 19 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 22/01987/FM AND APPEAL (APP/V2635/W/23/3323065): Installation, operation, and decommissioning of solar farm comprising an array of ground mounted solar PV panels and battery storage system with associated infrastructure including inverters and a substation compound as well as fencing, security cameras, cabling and bio diversity enhancement measures

    Decided 13 Oct 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Oct 2022

    Received by King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

  2. 17 Nov 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 11 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/01186/DISC_A Awaiting decision

    Land SE of Poplar Farm Harps Hall Road Walton Highway Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7DL

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 AND 5 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 26/01186/F - Variation of Conditions 4, 11 and 19 of Planning Permission 22/01987/FM and Appeal (APP/V2635/W/23/3323065): Installation, operation, and decommissioning of solar farm comprising an array of ground mounted solar PV panels and battery storage system with associated infrastructure including inverters and a substation compound as well as fencing, security cameras, cabling and bio diversity enhancement measures

    Submitted 16 Oct 2026
  • 26/01186/DISC_B Awaiting decision

    Land SE of Poplar Farm Harps Hall Road Walton Highway Wisbech Norfolk PE14 7DL

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 7, 9, 11 AND 17 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 26/01186/F - Variation of Conditions 4, 11 and 19 of Planning Permission 22/01987/FM and Appeal (APP/V2635/W/23/3323065): Installation, operation, and decommissioning of solar farm comprising an array of ground mounted solar PV panels and battery storage system with associated infrastructure including inverters and a substation compound as well as fencing, security cameras, cabling and bio diversity enhancement measures

    Submitted 16 Oct 2026

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

348 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this refusal means

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

In King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

  • 26/01465/F Decided

    Corner Cottage Main Road Brancaster KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8AP

    Householder - Single Storey extension with living roof - white painted brick wall, amendments to ground floor, new dormer to bedroom

    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01419/F Decided

    Overy House Tower Road Burnham Overy Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8JB

    Householder - Proposed Extensions and alterations to Dwelling allowing for Complete refacing of the front elevation, two storey side extension, Conversion of existing garage into habitable space, rear extensions both single and two storey with recessed balcony. Cart shed garage to front and shepherds hut to rear garden

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01386/F Decided

    The Poplars 2 Fen Road Watlington King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 0JB

    HOUSEHOLDER: Conversion of existing outbuilding into residential annexe and construction of new carport and storage building

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01325/F Decided

    136 The Drove Barroway Drove Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0AL

    Removal of existing stable, hay shed and tack room and erection of replacement stable building with associated canopy, hardstanding and drainage works

    Received 14 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01439/F Decided

    West End House 43 Hall Road Outwell Wisbech Norfolk PE14 8PE

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 24/01802/F: Proposed two storey rear extension , single storey side and front extensions, internal alterations, and temporary static caravan within the dwellings curtilage during construction

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Full applications