Bellmoor Grassland (5 MW solar)
Bellmoor Grassland is a 5 MW solar project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 18 December 2015.
5 MWsolar
abandonedstatus in REPD
18 December 2015record last updated
Bassetlawcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 December 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 18 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Fred Walter & Sons Ltd
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 13/01126/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Bellmoor Grassland Sutton Cum Lound Retford Notts
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1911
Who decides
| Applications | Bassetlaw | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiln Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.8 |
| Tiln Farm solar park | solar farm | 8 | operational | 2.7 |
| Chainbridge Road | solar | 8 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Walkers Wood Solar Park | solar farm | 27 | operational | 4.5 |
| Jubilee Farm, Barnby Moor | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Little Morton Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | operational | 5.3 |
| Elkesley Southbound, Elkesley | battery storage | 480 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Wood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Crow Holt Windfarm | wind farm | 20 | refused | 8.1 |
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 (53.349, -0.9694).