Belvoir Estate Solar farm (49.9 MW)
Belvoir Estate Solar farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Melton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 February 2026record last updated
Meltoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2022 | Application submitted |
| 11 September 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 7 March 2024 | Appeal lodged |
| 25 February 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 25 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- Melton
- Planning application reference
- 22/00537/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Y2430/W/24/3340258
- Site area
- 103.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The South West Of Easthorpe Lane Muston
- Council area (by location)
- Melton
- Time to decision
- 75 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Belvoir Estate - Solar farm
- REPD reference
- 8483
Who decides
| Applications | Melton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jericho Covert Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Sewstern Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 7.3 |
| Elton solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Pastures Farm solar park (Gonerby Lane) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 8.2 |
| Thackson's Well Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | refused | 8.5 |
| Lodge Farm - Orston | solar farm | 12.4 | operational | 8.6 |
| Bypass Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Green Lane & Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Grantham Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.4 |
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 (52.8947, -0.7827).