Coalville solar farm (10 MW)
Coalville solar farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in North West Leicestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 28 September 2017.
10 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
28 September 2017record last updated
North West Leicestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 19 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 November 2017 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 28 September 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Big 60 Million
- Planning authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Planning application reference
- 14/00786/FULM
- Site area
- 29.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Between School Lane Normanton Le Heath And Ashby Road Ravenstone Leicestershire
- Council area (by location)
- North West Leicestershire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2270
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 10 | operational | 2.5 |
| Packington Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.9 | operational | 3.3 |
| Ashby Solar Farm (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Lane East of Drakelow Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.4 |
| Prestop Park Farm | solar farm | 16 | operational | 6.5 |
| Crown Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 7.2 |
| Tower Hayes Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
| Stoneshollow Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Short Hazel Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (52.7179, -1.4264).