Arleston Solar & Battery Energy Storage System (43 MW)
Arleston Solar & Battery Energy Storage System is a 43 MW solar farm project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 2 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 4 September 2025.
43 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
4 September 2025record last updated
South Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 43 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Noventum Power Limited
- Planning authority
- South Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- DMOT/2025/0113
- Site area
- 48.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Manor Farm, Arleston Lane, Arleston, Derby
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- REPD reference
- 18141
The scheme also includes 99.9 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | South Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stenson Lane | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Landown Farm, Bakeacre Lane | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Solar Farm at Toyota Manufacturing Uk | rooftop solar | 16 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Newton Solney Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.1 | refused | 6.9 |
| Derby Road, Egginton | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Derby Sewage Treatment Works | wind farm | 5 | operational | 7.7 |
| Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 9.3 |
| Rollston on Dove, Marston Lane | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.7 |
| East Midlands Distribution Centre | rooftop solar | 6.1 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (52.8634, -1.5006).