Barn Farm (Stanford On Soar) (30 MW solar farm)
Barn Farm (Stanford On Soar) is a 30 MW solar farm project in Rushcliffe, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 26 October 2015; the record was last updated on 29 October 2015.
30 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
29 October 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 10 October 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 7 May 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 October 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 29 October 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Northfield UK Solar
- Planning authority
- Rushcliffe
- Planning application reference
- 14/01589/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/P3040/W/15/3005788
- Site area
- 55.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North And West Of Barn Farm, Leake Lane, Stanford On Soar
- Council area (by location)
- Rushcliffe
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2229
Who decides
| Applications | Rushcliffe | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 34 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| West Leake Lane, Ratcliffe | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| West Leake Lane, Ratcliffe | battery storage | 1,200 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Long Whatton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Moor Lane | solar farm | 5.8 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Poole Farm, Quorn Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Wymeswold Airfield | solar farm | 34 | operational | 6.0 |
| Church Farm, Kingston On Soar Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswold | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.5 |
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 (52.8018, -1.2011).