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Solar planning in Ashfield
Ashfield has decided 14 solar farms and approved 86% of them, taking a median of 2.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 26 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Ashfield compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Ashfield sits in the 17th percentile for approval rate (7 points below the England average) and the 44th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (18)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Lamtek Limited, Wolsey Drive - Solar Panels SS Green Energy · X/2025/0036 · 1.1 mo to decide | 0.81 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-26 |
Hamilton Road - Solar Farm Hamilton Solar Limited · V/2025/0412 | 7 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-04 |
Hucknall Leisure Centre, Linby Road - Solar Panels Ashfield District Council · V/2023/0500 · 17.3 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-02-06 |
Blenheim Park Road - Solar Panels Electron Green · X/2024/0044 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-28 |
Lammas Leisure Centre, Lammas Road - Solar Panels Ashfield District Council · X/2024/0051 · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.19 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-28 |
ITP Aero, Harrier Park - Solar Panels ITP Aero UK · X/2024/0041 · 0.9 mo to decide | 1.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-04 |
Romo, Oddicroft Lane - Solar Panels Romo limited · X/2024/0010 · 1.3 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-13 |
Brookside Way, Huthwaite - Solar Photovoltaics Tack · X/2024/0011 · 0.9 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-09 |
Two Oaks Quarry, Coxmoor Road - Solar Array The Mansfield Sand Company Limited · �F/4478 · 14.7 mo to decide | 3.8 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-31 |
Hamilton Road - Solar Farm Hamilton Solar Limited · V/2022/0562 · 4.6 mo to decide | 7 | Revised | 2022-12-12 |
Sherwood Way South Zestec Asset Management · V/2021/0430 · 2.6 mo to decide | 2.73 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-09-14 |
Former Langton Colliery Site Van Elle · V/2016/0137 · 3.9 mo to decide | 5.7 | Planning Permission Expired | 2016-06-30 |
Two Dales Farm Blue Planet Solar · V/2015/0459 · 8 mo to decide | 4 | Application Refused | 2016-03-30 |
Whiteborough Farm Raw Energy · V/2015/0518 · 5.5 mo to decide | 2.2 | Abandoned | 2016-02-09 |
Warren House OST Energy · V/2015/0618 · 3.6 mo to decide | 4 | Application Refused | 2016-01-29 |
Fulwood Grange Farm Fulwood Grange Solar Farm Limited · V/2015/0455 · 3.9 mo to decide | 5 | Abandoned | 2015-11-25 |
Two Oaks Quarry Mansfield Sand · V/2015/0589 · 0.5 mo to decide | 5 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-10-15 |
Crow Trees Farm Foresight · V/2014/0188 · 2 mo to decide | 4.7 | Operational | 2014-06-25 |
Does Ashfield approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 14 solar farms Ashfield has decided, 86% were approved (12 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Ashfield?
The median time from application to decision is 2.6 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Ashfield consented?
26 MW has been consented across 12 approved schemes, with 8 MW refused. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Ashfield
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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