Renewable energy projects in Mansfield
13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Mansfield (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 7 approved but not running, 4 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 3 of 15 decided applications (20%; UK 19%), with a median 13 weeks from submission to decision.
13projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
20%of decisions refused
How Mansfield decides
| Applications | Mansfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Mansfield
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brecks Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 45.4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | May 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Feb 2026 |
| Netherfield Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 19.7 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Sep 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | May 2015 |
| Welbeck Collierysolar farm | solar farm | 11.3 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Nov 2012 | granted Feb 2013 | Sep 2018 |
| Land West Of Sookholme Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | refusedupdated Jun 2016 | Sep 2015 | refused Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| Land At Debdale Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Aug 2016 |
| Penniment House Farm/Water Lane Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | refusedupdated May 2016 | Feb 2016 | refused May 2016 | May 2016 |
| SPF Thirty Acres Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jul 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Unit A, Concorde Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Crown Farm Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| The Samworth Church Academy, Sherwood Hall Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Linney Group, Adamswayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Kestral Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
Postcode districts in Mansfield
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 Mansfield by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.