Renewable energy projects in Rushcliffe
41 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Rushcliffe (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 29 approved but not running, 7 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 7 of 43 decided applications (16%; UK 19%), with a median 23 weeks from submission to decision.
41projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
29approved, not running
16%of decisions refused
How Rushcliffe decides
| Applications | Rushcliffe | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 34 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Projects in Rushcliffe
Projects of 1 MW and more (27)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Leake Lane, Ratcliffebattery storage | battery storage | 1,200 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jul 2023 | granted Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Gothambattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024 | May 2024 | — | Jun 2024 |
| West Leake Lane, Ratcliffebattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Old Wood Energy Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 85 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2024 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Kingston Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refusedupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | refused Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
| Church Farm, Kingston On Soar Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Feb 2026 |
| Fair Oaks Renewable Energy Park Solar farm & Battery energy storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | May 2026 |
| Fair Oaks Renewable Energy Park Solar farm & Battery energy storagebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | May 2026 |
| Longhedge Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2022 | refused Mar 2023 | Feb 2026 |
| Old Wood Energy Park Solar Pv Panelsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2024 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Highfields Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 42.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2025 | Feb 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2025 |
| Barn Farm (Stanford On Soar)solar farm | solar farm | 30 | refused on appealupdated Oct 2015 | Jul 2014 | refused Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 |
| West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Woldsbattery storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Heron Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Heron Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Lodge Farm - Orstonsolar farm | solar farm | 12.4 | operationalupdated May 2014 | Aug 2013 | granted Nov 2013 | May 2014 |
| Langar Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 10 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Aug 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Dec 2017 |
| Ratcliffe On Soar Power Station Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2022 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Highfields Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2025 | Feb 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2025 |
| Elton solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Aug 2014 | granted Feb 2015 | Mar 2016 |
| Stragglethorpe Road farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Jan 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Aug 2016 |
| Cotgrave solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Jun 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Mar 2016 |
| Radcliffe Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Aug 2015 |
| Sharpley Hill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Mar 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Mar 2023 |
| Radcliffe Road, Holme Pierrepont Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Sep 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 |
| Land Off Mill Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 1.9 | permission expiredupdated Oct 2019 | Apr 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Oct 2019 |
| Cotgrave Solar Farm Batterybattery storage | battery storage | 1 | abandonedupdated Mar 2019 | Dec 2015 | — | Mar 2019 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Education Furniturerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| British Geological, Keywork Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | under constructionupdated May 2022 | Oct 2020 | granted Jan 2021 | May 2022 |
| Rushcliffe arena, Rugby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Frontier Agriculture, Ruddingtonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Jun 2022 |
| Fairham Business Park, Foresters Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | operationalupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Wells Agriculture Barn Farm, Flawforth Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| David Lloyd Leisure Health and Fitness Club, Rugby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| New Lane, Whattonsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | granted Feb 2022 | Dec 2021 |
| Smite Lane Farm, Thorotonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| Langley House, Wheatcroft Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
| John Brooke Sawmills, Fosse Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Ideagen, Mere Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Wheatcrofts Business Park, Edwaltonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Rushcliffe School, Boundary Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
Postcode districts in Rushcliffe
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 Rushcliffe by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.