Ashland Solar Farm (5 MW)
Ashland Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Ashfield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 18 November 2018; the record was last updated on 27 July 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
27 July 2020record last updated
Ashfieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 18 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 November 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 27 July 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Ashland Solar Farm Ltd
- Planning authority
- Mansfield
- Planning application reference
- 2015/0480/ST
- Address (REPD)
- Ashland Cottage Farm, Beck Lane, Sutton-In-Ashfield
- Council area (by location)
- Ashfield
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5595
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land At Debdale Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.3 |
| Hamilton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | refused | 2.4 |
| Littlewood Lane Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Two Oaks Quarry | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.8 |
| Fulwood Grange Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.4 |
| Newton Wood Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Hurst Farm, Mansfield Road | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Roseland Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 6.2 |
| Twin Yards Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
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 (53.1436, -1.2376).