Renewable energy projects in Ashfield
21 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Ashfield (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 10 approved but not running, 1 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 4 of 19 decided applications (21%; UK 19%), with a median 16 weeks from submission to decision.
21projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
21%of decisions refused
How Ashfield decides
| Applications | Ashfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Ashfield
Projects of 1 MW and more (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | refusedupdated May 2026 | Jul 2025 | refused Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Former Langton Colliery Sitesolar farm | solar farm | 5.7 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2019 | Mar 2016 | granted Jun 2016 | Sep 2019 |
| Fulwood Grange Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated May 2020 | Jul 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | May 2020 |
| Ashland Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2020 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jul 2020 |
| Two Oaks Quarrysolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Sep 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Aug 2020 |
| Crow Trees Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.7 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Apr 2014 | granted Jun 2014 | Sep 2018 |
| Two Dales Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | refusedupdated May 2016 | Jul 2015 | refused Mar 2016 | May 2016 |
| Warren Housesolar farm | solar farm | 4 | refusedupdated Nov 2015 | Oct 2015 | refused Jan 2016 | Nov 2015 |
| Two Oaks Quarry, Coxmoor Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Sherwood Way Southrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.7 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| Whiteborough Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.2 | abandonedupdated Jun 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted Feb 2016 | Jun 2019 |
| ITP Aero, Harrier Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | May 2025 |
| Romo, Oddicroft Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamtek Limited, Wolsey Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Brookside Way, Huthwaite Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Watnall Road, Hucknall - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Mcdonalds, Mansfield Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Lammas Leisure Centre, Lammas Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | May 2025 |
| Blenheim Park Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | May 2025 |
| Hucknall Leisure Centre, Linby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Aug 2023 | granted Feb 2025 | May 2025 |
| Crabtree Lane, Skegbybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Postcode districts in Ashfield
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 Ashfield by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.