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Solar planning in Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood has decided 25 solar farms and approved 96% of them, taking a median of 4.9 months to decide. Consented capacity: 498 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Newark and Sherwood compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Newark and Sherwood sits in the 47th percentile for approval rate (3 points above the England average) and the 8th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (28)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Flowserve Pump Division, Balderton -Solar Panels Flowserve Pumps Limited · 26/00163/PA | 0.4 | Application Submitted | 2026-02-05 |
Blueprint Gaming, Northern Road - Solar Panels Blueprint Gaming Limited · 25/01330/PA · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.24 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-30 |
Knapthorpe Grange, Caunton - Solar Farm Knapthorpe Solar Limited · 22/00975/FULM · 34 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-31 |
Hockerton Road, Caunton - Solar Farm Muskham Solar Limited · 22/00976/FULM · 34 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-31 |
Main Street, Kelham - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage Assured Asset Solar 2 Limited (Peridot Solar) · 23/01837/FULM · 15.5 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-31 |
Ossington Road, Carlton On Trent- Solar Panels Envirolec Smart Energy Solutions · 23/00973/CPRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.91 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-01 |
The Grange Lightsource BP · 19/01408/FULM · 46.6 mo to decide | 49.9 | Operational | 2023-06-28 |
Clay Farm, South Scarle Lane - Solar Panels GHC Farms Pension Scheme · 22/02412/PA · 1 mo to decide | 0.55 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-02-03 |
Flash Farm, Micklebarrow Hill - Solar Panels Latham Farms Limited · 22/02014/FUL · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-01-04 |
Foxholes Farm, Bathley Lane - Solar Farm Elgin Energy · 22/01983/FULM | 49.9 | Application Submitted | 2022-11-28 |
Cotmoor Lane JBM Solar · 20/01242/FULM · 19.3 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-02-18 |
Tuxford Road Solar Farm Enso Energy Limited · 21/01577/FULM · 5 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-12-16 |
Winkburn Estate Solar Farm Lightsource SPV 154 Limited · 20/02501/FULM · 4.9 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-05-20 |
Barnby Manor Private Developer · 18/02319/FUL · 6.9 mo to decide | 0.2 | Planning Permission Expired | 2019-10-25 |
Inkersall Grange Farm Lightsource BP · 19/01165/FULM · 2.9 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2019-09-26 |
Land South Off Ollerton Road Anesco · 15/00875/FULM · 12.5 mo to decide | 4.2 | Operational | 2016-06-07 |
Featherstone House Farm C A Strawson Ltd · 13/00893/FULM · 32.6 mo to decide | 3.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2016-04-19 |
Bilsthorpe (Land off Forest Lane) NESF (formerly Lark Energy) · 15/01206/FULM · 4.9 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2016-01-13 |
Rufford Solar Farm Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · 15/01008/FULM · 2.8 mo to decide | 5 | Application Refused | 2015-12-10 |
Stud Solar Farm Martifer Solar (Voltalia) · 15/00324/FULM · 3.8 mo to decide | 25 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-06-15 |
Rufford Lane Anesco · 5/00083/FULM · 3.4 mo to decide | 2.6 | Operational | 2015-05-11 |
Belle Eau Park Solar Choice · 14/01782/FULM · 3.2 mo to decide | 1.9 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-01-13 |
Netherfield Lane Lightsource Renewable Energy · 14/01546/FULM · 2.9 mo to decide | 19.7 | Operational | 2014-12-10 |
Eakring Solar Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · 14/00839/FULM · 5 mo to decide | 11.9 | Operational | 2014-10-08 |
Egmanton Solar Farm United Photovoltaics · 14/00975/FULM · 1.6 mo to decide | 14.2 | Operational | 2014-07-23 |
Egmanton Solar Farm ROC Energy Ltd · 13/01422/FULM · 5.4 mo to decide | 14 | Revised | 2014-05-15 |
Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park Anesco · 12/01594/FULM · 8.2 mo to decide | 4.8 | Operational | 2013-08-12 |
Grange Solar Farm Lark Energy · 11/00333/FULM · 2.9 mo to decide | 4.6 | Operational | 2011-05-25 |
Does Newark and Sherwood approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 25 solar farms Newark and Sherwood has decided, 96% were approved (24 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Newark and Sherwood?
The median time from application to decision is 4.9 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 Newark and Sherwood consented?
498 MW has been consented across 24 approved schemes, with 5 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Newark and Sherwood
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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