Solar, wind and battery projects near Newark (NG24)
27 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NG24 (Newark and Sherwood): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 11 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Great North Road Solar Park (800 MW solar farm, application submitted on 27 June 2025, no decision recorded), 7.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NG24
Projects of 1 MW and more (18)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawton Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Dec 2011 | granted Sep 2014 | Oct 2017 | Newark and Sherwood | 2.5 |
| The Grangesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operationalupdated Apr 2021 | Aug 2019 | granted Jun 2023 | Apr 2021 | Newark and Sherwood | 2.7 |
| Newark Sugar Factorywind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2015 | Jul 2015 | — | Nov 2015 | Newark and Sherwood | 2.7 |
| Main Street, Kelham Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Oct 2023 | refused Jan 2025 | Mar 2025 | Newark and Sherwood | 4.2 |
| Main Street, Kelham Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Oct 2023 | refused Jan 2025 | Mar 2025 | Newark and Sherwood | 4.2 |
| Fox Covert Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10 | refusedupdated Jun 2016 | Jul 2013 | refused Oct 2014 | Jun 2016 | Newark and Sherwood | 4.3 |
| Staythorpe Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 360 | under constructionupdated Sep 2025 | Nov 2022 | granted May 2024 | Sep 2025 | Newark and Sherwood | 4.5 |
| Staythorpe Road, Averhambattery storage | battery storage | 300 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 | — | Mar 2023 | Newark and Sherwood | 4.5 |
| Grange Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.6 | operationalupdated Aug 2011 | Feb 2011 | granted May 2011 | Aug 2011 | Newark and Sherwood | 4.7 |
| Copley Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Jan 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Mar 2016 | South Kesteven | 6.7 |
| Copley Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10.1 | abandonedupdated Jan 2016 | Aug 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Jan 2016 | South Kesteven | 6.7 |
| Great North Road Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 800 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Newark and Sherwood | 7.8 |
| Foxholes Farm, Bathley Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refusedupdated Jul 2026 | Nov 2022 | refused May 2026 | Jul 2026 | Newark and Sherwood | 8.1 |
| Hockerton Road, Caunton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jun 2022 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Newark and Sherwood | 8.5 |
| Knapthorpe Grange, Caunton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jun 2022 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Newark and Sherwood | 8.6 |
| Lodge Farm (Lincolnshire)wind farm | wind farm | 3.9 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2011 | Mar 2011 | — | Jun 2011 | North Kesteven | 8.9 |
| Tuxford Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Jul 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Apr 2022 | Newark and Sherwood | 9.3 |
| Fulbeck Airfield Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 25 | refusedupdated Apr 2017 | Aug 2015 | refused Mar 2017 | Apr 2017 | South Kesteven | 9.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleaford Road, Newark On Trentbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — | Newark and Sherwood | 0.9 |
| Blueprint Gaming, Northern Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 | Newark and Sherwood | 1.3 |
| Flowserve Pump Division, Balderton -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Newark and Sherwood | 1.3 |
| London Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | May 2026 | Newark and Sherwood | 1.9 |
| The Scrapyard, Bowbridge Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Newark and Sherwood | 2.5 |
| Barnby Manorsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2019 | Mar 2019 | granted Oct 2019 | Jun 2019 | Newark and Sherwood | 5.7 |
| Flash Farm, Micklebarrow Hillsolar farm | solar farm | 0.1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 | Newark and Sherwood | 6.2 |
| Great North Road Solar Parkbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Newark and Sherwood | 7.8 |
| Tuxford Road Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2021 | Jul 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Mar 2021 | Newark and Sherwood | 9.3 |
Distance from the average position of the NG24 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 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1,000 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Wind farm | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 710 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Newark and Sherwood decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Newark and Sherwood | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 16 (39%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 8 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 10 | — |
All projects in Newark and Sherwood
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 NG24, 4 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.