Solar, wind and battery projects near Mansfield (NG18)
40 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NG18 (Mansfield): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 17 approved but not yet running, 9 operational. The largest live scheme is Hurst Farm, Mansfield Road (99.9 MW battery storage, approved on 19 December 2025, not yet built), 9.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NG18
Projects of 1 MW and more (28)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Way Southrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.7 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 | Ashfield | 2.7 |
| Lindhurst Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 15 | operationalupdated Dec 2010 | Jun 2006 | granted Sep 2007 | Dec 2010 | Newark and Sherwood | 3.1 |
| Hamilton Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | refusedupdated May 2026 | Jul 2025 | refused Mar 2026 | May 2026 | Ashfield | 3.2 |
| Land At Debdale Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Aug 2016 | Mansfield | 3.3 |
| Two Oaks Quarrysolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Sep 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Aug 2020 | Ashfield | 3.5 |
| Ashland Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2020 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jul 2020 | Ashfield | 3.6 |
| Penniment House Farm/Water Lane Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | refusedupdated May 2016 | Feb 2016 | refused May 2016 | May 2016 | Mansfield | 4.1 |
| Romo, Oddicroft Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Ashfield | 4.8 |
| Littlewood Lane Solarsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | May 2017 | Bolsover | 5.0 |
| Two Oaks Quarry, Coxmoor Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Ashfield | 5.0 |
| Rufford Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Dec 2015 | Sep 2015 | refused Dec 2015 | Dec 2015 | Newark and Sherwood | 5.3 |
| Land West Of Sookholme Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | refusedupdated Jun 2016 | Sep 2015 | refused Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 | Mansfield | 6.2 |
| Warren Housesolar farm | solar farm | 4 | refusedupdated Nov 2015 | Oct 2015 | refused Jan 2016 | Nov 2015 | Ashfield | 6.8 |
| Newstead and Annesley Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | Oct 2014 | granted Oct 2015 | Apr 2017 | Gedling | 7.3 |
| SPF Thirty Acres Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jul 2016 | Mansfield | 7.6 |
| Brecks Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 45.4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | May 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Feb 2026 | Mansfield | 7.7 |
| Inkersall Grange Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operationalupdated Jul 2026 | Jul 2019 | granted Sep 2019 | Jul 2026 | Newark and Sherwood | 7.9 |
| Fulwood Grange Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated May 2020 | Jul 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | May 2020 | Ashfield | 8.1 |
| Roseland Community Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 12 | refusedupdated Mar 2015 | Apr 2012 | refused Jul 2013 | Mar 2015 | Bolsover | 8.3 |
| Crow Trees Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.7 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Apr 2014 | granted Jun 2014 | Sep 2018 | Ashfield | 8.4 |
| Whiteborough Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.2 | abandonedupdated Jun 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted Feb 2016 | Jun 2019 | Ashfield | 8.8 |
| Two Dales Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | refusedupdated May 2016 | Jul 2015 | refused Mar 2016 | May 2016 | Ashfield | 9.1 |
| Newton Wood Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2025 | May 2020 | granted Oct 2020 | Mar 2025 | Bolsover | 9.2 |
| Former Langton Colliery Sitesolar farm | solar farm | 5.7 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2019 | Mar 2016 | granted Jun 2016 | Sep 2019 | Ashfield | 9.3 |
| Twin Yards Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Oct 2017 | Bolsover | 9.4 |
| Bilsthorpe (Land off Forest Lane)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Aug 2015 | granted Jan 2016 | Jul 2017 | Newark and Sherwood | 9.6 |
| Featherstone House Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2018 | Aug 2013 | granted Apr 2016 | Oct 2018 | Newark and Sherwood | 9.6 |
| Hurst Farm, Mansfield Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Bolsover | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Samworth Church Academy, Sherwood Hall Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Mansfield | 1.4 |
| Linney Group, Adamswayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | Mansfield | 2.0 |
| Kestral Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mansfield | 2.2 |
| Sutton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | Mansfield | 2.7 |
| Crown Farm Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Mar 2022 | Mansfield | 2.8 |
| Mcdonalds, Mansfield Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Ashfield | 3.5 |
| Unit A, Concorde Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Mansfield | 3.5 |
| Lamtek Limited, Wolsey Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 | Ashfield | 5.1 |
| Lammas Leisure Centre, Lammas Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | May 2025 | Ashfield | 5.7 |
| Crabtree Lane, Skegbybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Ashfield | 5.8 |
| Brookside Way, Huthwaite Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | Jun 2024 | Ashfield | 8.4 |
| Eurocell Nickel, High View Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Aug 2024 | Bolsover | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the NG18 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 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 52.4 |
| Rooftop solar | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Mansfield decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Mansfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 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 NG18, 5 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.