Renewable energy projects in Chesterfield
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Chesterfield (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 10 approved but not running, 5 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 15 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
How Chesterfield decides
| Applications | Chesterfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Chesterfield, Hampshire.
Projects in Chesterfield
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkersall Road, Staveley Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 31 | operationalupdated Jan 2025 | Jul 2020 | granted Apr 2021 | Jan 2025 |
| Arkwright Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8 | operationalupdated Dec 2015 | Sep 2014 | granted Feb 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| The Brecksolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Aug 2016 |
| Land at Oxcroft Stocking Groundsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Apr 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heraeus Electro-Nite Uk, Sheffield Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| Sainsburys, Rother Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Old Whittington Wastewater Treatment Works, Station Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Grangers International Enterprise Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | May 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Holdsworth Cold Store, Duckmantonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Stagecoach Stonegravels Depot, Sheffield Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Nov 2024 |
| Commerce Park, Markham Lane - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Seymour, Link Road - Micro Energy Storage Projectbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Arnold Clark Motorstore, Meltham Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| The Surgery, Wheatbridge Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Inkersall Primary Academy, Inkersall Green Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Inkersall Road, Staveley Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Jan 2025 | Jul 2020 | granted Apr 2021 | Jan 2025 |
Postcode districts in Chesterfield
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 Chesterfield by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.