Arkwright Solar Farm (8 MW)
Arkwright Solar Farm is an 8 MW solar farm project in Chesterfield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 December 2015; the record was last updated on 15 December 2015.
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operationalstatus in REPD
15 December 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 24 February 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Conergy
- Planning authority
- Chesterfield
- Planning application reference
- CHE/14/00644/FUL
- Site area
- 19.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To West Of Duckmanton and North Of Tom Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire
- Council area (by location)
- Chesterfield
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2107
Who decides
| Applications | Chesterfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Chesterfield, Hampshire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Tree Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.2 |
| Inkersall Road, Staveley Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | operational | 1.3 |
| Lodge Farm, Calow | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Land To The East Of Back Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Calow Green Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 3.5 |
| The Breck | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Hasland Photovoltaic Solar Park | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Land South East of Low Common Farm | solar farm | 8.3 | refused | 5.2 |
| Stockley Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.2479, -1.3464).