Solar, wind and battery projects near Nottingham (NG14)
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NG14 (Gedling): 9 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Burton Wood Farm, Spring Lane (320 MW battery storage, approved on 27 March 2025, not yet built), 3.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NG14
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Wood Farm, Spring Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 320 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | May 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | Gedling | 3.4 |
| Gedling Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5.7 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Nov 2012 | granted Oct 2013 | Sep 2018 | Gedling | 4.1 |
| Stoke Bardolph Farmwind farm | wind farm | 3.4 | refusedupdated May 2012 | Apr 2010 | refused Apr 2012 | May 2012 | Gedling | 4.6 |
| Severn Trent Water - Stoke Bardolph Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | operationalupdated Dec 2015 | Dec 2012 | granted Sep 2013 | Dec 2015 | Gedling | 4.6 |
| Land south of Ramsdale Park Golf Coursesolar farm | solar farm | 4 | abandonedupdated Nov 2018 | Oct 2015 | granted Aug 2016 | Nov 2018 | Gedling | 5.5 |
| Cotmoor Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Jul 2020 | granted Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 | Newark and Sherwood | 6.2 |
| Enva, Colwickrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | application withdrawnupdated May 2025 | Apr 2025 | — | May 2025 | Gedling | 7.1 |
| ENVA England, Road Number 4rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Gedling | 7.1 |
| 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 | Rushcliffe | 9.0 |
| Radcliffe Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Aug 2015 | Rushcliffe | 9.1 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Hill Spencer Academyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 | Gedling | 5.6 |
| Cotmoor Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2020 | Jul 2020 | granted Feb 2022 | Sep 2020 | Newark and Sherwood | 6.2 |
| Pintail House, Pintail Closerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Gedling | 6.7 |
| Colwick Loop Road, Colwickrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Gedling | 6.8 |
| Enviro Building, Colwickrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Gedling | 7.1 |
| Trent Basin Community Batterybattery storage | battery storage | 0.5 | operationalupdated May 2019 | Dec 2016 | — | May 2019 | Nottingham | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the NG14 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 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54.1 |
| Rooftop solar | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 320 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Gedling decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Gedling | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 7 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
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. Near NG14, 3 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.