Renewable energy projects in Melton
25 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Melton (REPD, July 2026 extract): 7 pending, 8 approved but not running, 4 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 2 of 18 decided applications (11%; UK 19%), with a median 23 weeks from submission to decision.
25projects in the council area
7awaiting a decision
8approved, not running
11%of decisions refused
How Melton decides
| Applications | Melton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Projects in Melton
Projects of 1 MW and more (18)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jericho Covert Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2023 | Oct 2020 | granted Aug 2022 | Nov 2023 |
| Belvoir Estate Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2022 | refused Sep 2023 | Feb 2026 |
| Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.8 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Mar 2025 |
| Woodfold Lane, Brentingby Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 45 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Asfordby Business Park (1)battery storage | battery storage | 23.4 | operationalupdated Apr 2020 | Aug 2016 | granted Sep 2016 | Apr 2020 |
| Old Hall Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jan 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Asfordby Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2014 | Dec 2010 | refused Jul 2012 | Sep 2014 |
| Potters~ Hill Solar Photovoltaic Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 20 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | — | Jan 2025 |
| Six Hills Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | May 2015 |
| Woodfold Lane, Brentingby Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Mar 2025 |
| Crown Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2015 | May 2014 | — | Dec 2015 |
| Twyford, Melton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Dalbywind farm | wind farm | 7.2 | operationalupdated May 2016 | May 2010 | granted Dec 2010 | May 2016 |
| Welby Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated May 2020 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | May 2020 |
| Old Dalby Lodge Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Feb 2016 | granted May 2016 | Aug 2020 |
| Melton Mowbray Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.8 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2011 | Feb 2011 | — | Aug 2011 |
| Land to the west of Ashfordby Business Parksolar farm | solar farm | 3.5 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Feb 2017 |
| Melton Mowbray Sewage Treatment Works (Solar)solar farm | solar farm | 2.3 | abandonedupdated Dec 2015 | Aug 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Dec 2015 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Commercial Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2021 | Jul 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| Belvoir Fruit Farms, Barkestone Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Hall Farm, Klondyke Lanewind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Brooksby Melton College, Hoby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jun 2023 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Hall Farm, Wymondham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Potters~ Hillbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | — | Jan 2025 |
| Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Mar 2025 |
Postcode districts in Melton
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 Melton by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.