Renewable energy projects in Amber Valley
24 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Amber Valley (REPD, July 2026 extract): 5 pending, 14 approved but not running, 0 operational and 5 refused. The council refused 6 of 20 decided applications (30%; UK 19%), with a median 13 weeks from submission to decision.
24projects in the council area
5awaiting a decision
14approved, not running
30%of decisions refused
How Amber Valley decides
| Applications | Amber Valley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (30%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Amber Valley
Projects of 1 MW and more (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 50 | refusedupdated Dec 2021 | Jan 2021 | refused Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
| Heanor Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Derby Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | application submittedupdated Apr 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Derby Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 38 | application submittedupdated Apr 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Meadow Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 19.6 | under constructionupdated Dec 2021 | Apr 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Iron Works Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Jul 2013 | Nov 2012 | refused Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| Knob Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Jul 2013 | Nov 2012 | refused Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| Hl Plastics Extrusions, Flamstead House Hall Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 4.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Park Hall Stud Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | refusedupdated Jul 2013 | Nov 2012 | refused Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| Guilford Europe, Cotes Park Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| Home Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.9 | refusedupdated Nov 2015 | Jul 2015 | refused Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| Swanwick Collierysolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2016 | Jul 2015 | — | Sep 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heanor Gate Spencer Academy, Kirkley Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| SC Johnson, Denbyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | under constructionupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Factory Tencate Advanced Composites Limited, Amber Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Feb 2023 |
| Composites House, Delves Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Synesqo, Delves Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Alfreton Leisure Centre Car Park, Church Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Aldercar Infant & Nursery School, Godkin Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Evans Concrete Products, Pye Bridge Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | — | Apr 2024 |
| Solvay Composites Derbyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Ripley Leisure Centre, Derby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| William Gregg Vc Leisure Centre, Hands Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | — | Jul 2023 |
| Brook Farm, High Streetbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jul 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 |
Postcode districts in Amber Valley
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Amber Valley by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.