Renewable energy projects in North East Derbyshire
33 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in North East Derbyshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 15 approved but not running, 7 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 5 of 29 decided applications (17%; UK 19%), with a median 15 weeks from submission to decision.
33projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
15approved, not running
17%of decisions refused
How North East Derbyshire decides
| Applications | North East Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 29 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in North East Derbyshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (19)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasland Photovoltaic Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2024 | Dec 2020 | granted Dec 2021 | May 2024 |
| Eden Meadows, Stretton Road, Morton Solar PV Panels & Battery Energy Storage Systemsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refusedupdated Jun 2025 | Dec 2023 | refused May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Alfreton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 25 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2021 | Dec 2020 | — | Jan 2021 |
| Alfreton Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 25 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2022 | Dec 2020 | — | Apr 2022 |
| Lodge Farm, Calowbattery storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Calow Green Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | operationalupdated Mar 2023 | Sep 2018 | granted Mar 2020 | Mar 2023 |
| Callywhite Lane Commercial Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 18 | abandonedupdated Apr 2020 | Oct 2017 | — | Apr 2020 |
| Lings Farm, Birkin Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 9 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Langer Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jul 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Cherry Tree Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2016 | May 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Dec 2016 |
| Land To The East Of Back Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Mar 2016 |
| Padleywood Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Mar 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Aug 2016 |
| Averhill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | Apr 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Feb 2016 |
| Land North of the Wood at Averill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Jun 2016 |
| Land north of Temple Normantonsolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | operationalupdated Jul 2018 | Aug 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Jul 2018 |
| Mansfield Road, Temple Normanton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.4 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | Dec 2025 |
| Land at Mansfield Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 3.7 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2019 | Jul 2015 | granted Jan 2016 | Jul 2019 |
| Xtratherm UKrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.7 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Mar 2020 | granted May 2020 | Jul 2022 |
| Smithybrook Viewbattery storage | battery storage | 1.2 | permission expiredupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2018 | granted May 2018 | Mar 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stud Farm, Elliotts Butchers Farm Shopsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Blachford UK Limited, Park Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| William Lee, Callywhite Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Hardwick View Road, Holmewoodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Jul 2023 | Mar 2022 |
| Westthorpe Fields Road, Killamarshbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| The Electricity Substation, Baslow Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Dec 2025 | Aug 2025 | refused Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Ashgate Hospice, Ashgate Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Sainsburys, Wreakes Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Magnavale Limited - Renewable energy plantbattery storage | battery storage | 0.1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2021 | May 2021 | granted Aug 2021 | Jul 2021 |
| Eden Meadows, Stretton Road, Morton Solar PV Panels & Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated Jun 2025 | Dec 2023 | refused May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| William Lee Limited, Callywhite Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Birkin Lane, Temple Normantonbattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated Jan 2025 | Sep 2024 | refused Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Hallgate Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Aug 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Lings Farm, Birkin Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 |
Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire
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 North East Derbyshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.