Derby Road (38 MW solar farm)
Derby Road is a 38 MW solar farm project in Amber Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 20 March 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 April 2025.
38 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
10 April 2025record last updated
Amber Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 March 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 38 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 10 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Starlight Energy
- Planning authority
- Amber Valley
- Planning application reference
- AVA/2024/0877
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Derby Road, Ripley
- Council area (by location)
- Amber Valley
- Name in REPD
- Derby Road - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 15273
The scheme also includes 40 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | Amber Valley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (30%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Works Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 1.9 |
| Knob Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.0 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | refused | 5.4 |
| Heanor Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Meadow Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.6 | under construction | 6.7 |
| Alfreton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Former Langton Colliery Site | solar farm | 5.7 | permission expired | 8.5 |
| Twin Yards Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.6 |
| Eden Meadows, Stretton Road, Morton Solar PV Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 9.9 |
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 (53.0505, -1.4084).