Renewable energy projects in Charnwood
34 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Charnwood (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 19 approved but not running, 5 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 4 of 30 decided applications (13%; UK 19%), with a median 20 weeks from submission to decision.
34projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
19approved, not running
13%of decisions refused
How Charnwood decides
| Applications | Charnwood | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Projects in Charnwood
Projects of 1 MW and more (17)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Whatton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Mar 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswoldsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Jun 2025 |
| Wymeswold Airfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 34 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Sep 2012 | granted Nov 2012 | Apr 2013 |
| Nottingham Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 34 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Dec 2021 | granted Mar 2023 | May 2023 |
| Syston Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 26 | under constructionupdated Oct 2024 | Feb 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Oct 2024 |
| Poole Farm, Quorn Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Queniborough wind farmwind farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refusedupdated Feb 2011 | Feb 2010 | refused Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| Land at Mill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.1 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2020 | Jun 2015 | granted Aug 2017 | Sep 2020 |
| GDL Wymeswold Solar Farm/land off the A6006solar farm | solar farm | 6.1 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Aug 2014 | granted Feb 2015 | Oct 2016 |
| Moor Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5.8 | application withdrawnupdated May 2017 | Jun 2015 | — | May 2017 |
| Gypsom Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Jan 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Oct 2017 |
| Land South of Melton Rdsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 | refused Jan 2015 | Nov 2014 |
| Melton Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Jan 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jan 2019 |
| Land to the East of Burton Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 2.6 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Oct 2014 | granted Sep 2015 | May 2016 |
| Severn Trent STWwind turbine | wind turbine | 2.5 | operationalupdated Feb 2014 | Dec 2009 | granted Mar 2011 | Feb 2014 |
| DeWind Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | permission expiredupdated Oct 2015 | Jun 2004 | granted Sep 2004 | Oct 2015 |
| Rothley Lodge, Loughborough Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (17)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apac Packaging, Loughborough Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | under constructionupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | — | Sep 2022 |
| Kindeva Drug Delivery Limited, Derby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| West Beacon Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022 | Apr 2020 | granted Apr 2021 | Oct 2022 |
| Kernan Drive, Unit 21-22rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| Mountsorrel Quarry, Quornrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Dec 2025 | Dec 2025 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sainsburys, Ashby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Atic Building, Loughborough Science Parksolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Dec 2023 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 |
| Beacon Road, Epinal Way - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Albion Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not built | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | — |
| Gynsill Lane, Leicester Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not built | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | — |
| The Loughborough Schools Foundation Sports Hall Solar Pv Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| Nottingham Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | permission expiredupdated Apr 2020 | Dec 2018 | granted Mar 2019 | Apr 2020 |
| Nottingham Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Dec 2021 | granted Mar 2023 | May 2023 |
| Derby Road, Lond Whattonbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Jan 2023 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Long Whatton Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Mar 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Ratcliffe College, Fosse Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| The Manor House, Woodhouse Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Jan 2026 |
Postcode districts in Charnwood
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 Charnwood by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.