Bilsthorpe (Land off Forest Lane) (5 MW solar farm)
Bilsthorpe (Land off Forest Lane) is a 5 MW solar farm project in Newark and Sherwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2017; the record was last updated on 4 July 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 July 2017record last updated
Newark and Sherwoodcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 13 January 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 February 2017 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 July 2017
- Operator or applicant
- NESF (formerly Lark Energy)
- Planning authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Planning application reference
- 15/01206/FULM
- Site area
- 10.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field Reference Number 2694, Forest Lane, Bilsthorpe, Newark
- Council area (by location)
- Newark and Sherwood
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5742
Who decides
| Applications | Newark and Sherwood | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 16 (39%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 8 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkersall Grange Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 1.6 |
| Stonish Hill (Bilsthorpe) | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 3.2 |
| Eakring Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.9 | operational | 3.6 |
| Rufford Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.3 |
| Winkburn Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.4 |
| Lindhurst Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 7.4 |
| Cotmoor Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Hockerton Road, Caunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
| Knapthorpe Grange, Caunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (53.1271, -1.042).