Copley Farm (30 MW solar farm)
Copley Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 13 January 2016; the record was last updated on 4 March 2016.
30 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2016record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 24 April 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 May 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 6 January 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 January 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 28 June 2015 | Construction started |
| 13 January 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- TGC Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S13/3273
- Appeal reference
- APP/E2530/A/14/2218270
- Site area
- 52.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Doddington Lane, Claypole, Newark,
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1752
Who decides
| Applications | South Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 14 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copley Farm | solar farm | 10.1 | abandoned | <0.1 |
| Temple Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 4.6 |
| Bypass Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Fulbeck Airfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | refused | 5.7 |
| Grantham Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Fox Covert Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 6.0 |
| Thackson's Well Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | refused | 6.0 |
| Hawton Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 6.0 |
| The Grange | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 6.7 |
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 (53.0222, -0.7353).