Solar, wind and battery projects near Melton Mowbray (LE14)
20 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LE14 (Melton): 7 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Storage (49.8 MW solar farm, application submitted on 24 December 2024, no decision recorded), 6.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LE14
Projects of 1 MW and more (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potters~ Hill Solar Photovoltaic Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 20 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | — | Jan 2025 | Melton | 0.9 |
| Asfordby Business Park (1)battery storage | battery storage | 23.4 | operationalupdated Apr 2020 | Aug 2016 | granted Sep 2016 | Apr 2020 | Melton | 1.8 |
| Welby Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated May 2020 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | May 2020 | Melton | 2.4 |
| Land to the west of Ashfordby Business Parksolar farm | solar farm | 3.5 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Feb 2017 | Melton | 2.7 |
| Melton Mowbray Sewage Treatment Works (Solar)solar farm | solar farm | 2.3 | abandonedupdated Dec 2015 | Aug 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Dec 2015 | Melton | 3.0 |
| Asfordby Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2014 | Dec 2010 | refused Jul 2012 | Sep 2014 | Melton | 3.8 |
| Melton Mowbray Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.8 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2011 | Feb 2011 | — | Aug 2011 | Melton | 3.8 |
| Woodfold Lane, Brentingby Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 45 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Melton | 4.5 |
| Woodfold Lane, Brentingby Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Mar 2025 | Melton | 4.5 |
| Crown Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2015 | May 2014 | — | Dec 2015 | Melton | 6.0 |
| Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.8 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Mar 2025 | Melton | 6.3 |
| Old Hall Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jan 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Feb 2026 | Melton | 8.3 |
| Six Hills Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | May 2015 | Melton | 8.5 |
| Dalbywind farm | wind farm | 7.2 | operationalupdated May 2016 | May 2010 | granted Dec 2010 | May 2016 | Melton | 9.3 |
| Old Dalby Lodge Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Feb 2016 | granted May 2016 | Aug 2020 | Melton | 9.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potters~ Hillbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | — | Jan 2025 | Melton | 0.9 |
| Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Mar 2025 | Melton | 6.3 |
| Brooksby Melton College, Hoby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jun 2023 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | Melton | 8.9 |
| Hall Farm, Klondyke Lanewind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Melton | 9.1 |
| Hall Farm, Wymondham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Melton | 9.3 |
Distance from the average position of the LE14 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 149 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Melton decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
Is the status up to date?
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.