Desford Road, Thurlaston (40 MW solar farm)
Desford Road, Thurlaston is a 40 MW solar farm project in Blaby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 September 2018, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 September 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 September 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 September 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 March 2018 | Application submitted |
| 17 September 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 September 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo
- Planning authority
- Blaby
- Planning application reference
- 18/0242/FUL
- Site area
- 80.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field No 8236, Hinckley Road, Land To South And West Of, Desford Road, Thurlaston, Leicester
- Council area (by location)
- Blaby
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6515
Who decides
| Applications | Blaby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enderby Storage, Redcomb Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 1.6 |
| National Grid Enderby Substation | battery storage | 57 | operational | 2.0 |
| Hill Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Normanton Energy Reserve | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Hinckley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Desford Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Lindridge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.3 |
| Kirkby Road | solar farm | 23.5 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm (Newbold Verdon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (52.6036, -1.2444).