Charley Road Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Charley Road Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North West Leicestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 22 November 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 December 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 November 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Namene Solar
- Planning authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Planning application reference
- P/23/2029/2
- Site area
- 84.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Charley Road Nanpantan
- Council area (by location)
- North West Leicestershire
- Name in REPD
- Charley Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11735
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | North West Leicestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 39 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Leicestershire, North West Leicestershire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hayes Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Land at Mill Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | permission expired | 6.8 |
| Lane East of Drakelow Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.7 |
| Long Whatton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Poole Farm, Quorn Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Moor Lane | solar farm | 5.8 | application withdrawn | 8.2 |
| Nottingham Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Crown Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 9.2 |
| Heath Road, Bagworth Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.5 | application submitted | 9.3 |
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 (52.7245, -1.2762).