Renewable energy projects in Rutland
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Rutland (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 8 approved but not running, 3 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 1 of 11 decided applications (9%; UK 19%), with a median 12 weeks from submission to decision.
15projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
8approved, not running
9%of decisions refused
How Rutland decides
| Applications | Rutland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Rutland
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallard Pass Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 350 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Nov 2022 | granted Jul 2024 | Mar 2025 |
| Lumiere Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Exton Lane, Burley Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Feb 2025 |
| Pilton Village, Luffenham Lane - Staveley Solar Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Mar 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Woolfox Quarrysolar farm | solar farm | 36.7 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2020 | Feb 2015 | granted Mar 2016 | Jun 2020 |
| Ranksborough Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2021 | Nov 2019 | granted Jan 2022 | Apr 2021 |
| Former Woolfox Lodge Airfieldwind farm | wind farm | 27 | refusedupdated Jun 2016 | Feb 2015 | refused Dec 2015 | Jun 2016 |
| Ketton solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 9 | operationalupdated May 2014 | Apr 2013 | granted Jun 2013 | May 2014 |
| Seaton Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated Nov 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Nov 2016 |
| Ketton solar farm - phase 2solar farm | solar farm | 3 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | Jan 2014 | granted Apr 2014 | Mar 2015 |
| Hill Top Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.5 | permission expiredupdated May 2020 | Aug 2013 | granted Nov 2013 | May 2020 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Stores, South Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Showground Way, Barleythorpe Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Rutland Garden Centre, Ashwell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| Lumierebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
Postcode districts in Rutland
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
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 Rutland by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.