Renewable energy projects in Bolsover
20 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Bolsover (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 9 approved but not running, 5 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 4 of 20 decided applications (20%; UK 19%), with a median 12 weeks from submission to decision.
20projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
20%of decisions refused
How Bolsover decides
| Applications | Bolsover | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Bolsover
Projects of 1 MW and more (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurst Farm, Mansfield Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Newton Wood Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2025 | May 2020 | granted Oct 2020 | Mar 2025 |
| Frithwood Farm, Frithwood Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Roseland Community Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 12 | refusedupdated Mar 2015 | Apr 2012 | refused Jul 2013 | Mar 2015 |
| Land South East of Low Common Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.3 | refusedupdated Aug 2016 | Oct 2015 | refused Jun 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| Losk Lanewind farm | wind farm | 5 | refusedupdated Feb 2013 | Oct 2010 | refused Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
| Land at Bolsover Moor Quarrysolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | May 2017 |
| Twin Yards Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Oct 2017 |
| Littlewood Lane Solarsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | May 2017 |
| Stockley Hill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Mar 2015 | Oct 2015 | refused Feb 2016 | Mar 2015 |
| Land at Oxcroft Stocking Groundsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | Aug 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Apr 2016 |
| Lindrick Way, Barlboroughrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Fairbrook House, Clover Nook Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Oxcroft Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 1 | operationalupdated Mar 2019 | Mar 2016 | — | Mar 2019 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurocell Nickel, High View Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Aug 2024 |
| A G Parfett & Sons Limited, Cotes Park Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Plymouth Avenue, Pinxtonbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Creswell Road, Clownebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Wharf Road & Beaufit Lane, Pinxton - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| High View Road, South Normanton Battery Energy Storage Unitbattery storage | battery storage | — | application withdrawnupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | — | May 2024 |
Postcode districts in Bolsover
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 Bolsover by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.