Cotmoor Lane (49.9 MW solar farm)
Cotmoor Lane is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Newark and Sherwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 February 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 February 2022. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 18 February 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 18 February 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 July 2020 | Application submitted |
| 4 March 2021 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 23 July 2021 | Appeal lodged |
| 18 February 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 February 2022 | Appeal allowed |
| 18 February 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar
- Planning authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Planning application reference
- 20/01242/FULM
- Appeal reference
- APP/B3030/W/21/3279533
- Site area
- 107.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At, Cotmoor Lane, Southwell,
- Council area (by location)
- Newark and Sherwood
- Time to decision
- 84 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 7501
Recorded together with Cotmoor Solar Farm (battery storage, approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkburn Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 6.7 |
| Hockerton Road, Caunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Bilsthorpe (Land off Forest Lane) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Staythorpe Road, Averham | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Staythorpe Road | battery storage | 360 | under construction | 8.4 |
| Knapthorpe Grange, Caunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Inkersall Grange Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 9.4 |
| Burton Wood Farm, Spring Lane | battery storage | 320 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
| Main Street, Kelham Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | 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 (53.0605, -0.9835).