# East Pye Solar

Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier: <https://capexcue.com/projects/rr22-east-pye/>
Dossier reference: release 1 (3443651c-c9bc-4376-ab92-5c2d806def91)

Released project intelligence

Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-01T02:16:16.505373+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-16T09:01:03.442230+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.

## Project summary

East Pye Solar is a proposed 500MW solar PV generating station with associated development, including battery storage and grid connection infrastructure. The proposed sites are south of Norwich and north of Harleston, with solar sites east of Long Stratton and a further cluster south of Great Moulton. The Planning Inspectorate source observation dated 1 October 2026 described the project as at examination stage.

## Evidence limits and unknowns

- The examination-stage status is dated to the 1 October 2026 source observation; later project progress has not been verified.
- The supplied source does not establish a budget, appointed contractor, supplier package availability or an open procurement opportunity; the buying window is unknown.
- Review was limited to the supplied project-page paragraphs. Email-containing and link-only material, linked documents and graphical content were not reviewed.

Current purchasing availability: unknown.
Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages.

## Project metadata

Country: United Kingdom
Region: Europe
Physical assets: Battery Storage, Electricity Transmission, Solar PV
Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified.

## Project category

Energy
Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified.
The project comprises the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of a solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generating station and associated development, including a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), ancillary infrastructure, customer substations and Grid Connection Infrastructure (including a new National Grid Substation). The project will have a generating capacity of 500MW
Source: Planning Inspectorate — https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN0110014 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T02:16:16.505373+00:00

Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-01T02:16:16.505373+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-01T02:16:16.505373+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-16T09:01:02.965190+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-16T09:01:02.965190+00:00

## Name
East Pye Solar
Status: reported
Attribution: Planning Inspectorate
Source: Planning Inspectorate — https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN0110014 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T02:16:16.505373+00:00

## Scope
The project comprises the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of a solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generating station and associated development, including a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), ancillary infrastructure, customer substations and Grid Connection Infrastructure (including a new National Grid Substation). The project will have a generating capacity of 500MW
Status: planned
Attribution: Planning Inspectorate
Source: Planning Inspectorate — https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN0110014 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T02:16:16.505373+00:00

## Delivery
This project is at the examination stage. During the examination stage, anyone who has registered to have their say can submit comments at the deadlines set out in the examination timetable. You may also attend hearings, if hearings are held.
Status: reported
Attribution: Planning Inspectorate
Source: Planning Inspectorate — https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN0110014 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T02:16:16.505373+00:00

## Location
The project is proposed as being built across multiple sites approximately 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres) in area, located south of Norwich and north of Harleston. The solar sites are concentrated east of Long Stratton, with an additional cluster located south of Great Moulton, approximately 6.5km to the southwest of the solar sites around Long Stratton.
Status: reported
Attribution: Planning Inspectorate
Source: Planning Inspectorate — https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN0110014 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T02:16:16.505373+00:00


## Cite this dossier

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