Drakelow Solar Farm (5 MW)
Drakelow Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2016; the record was last updated on 1 March 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 March 2017record last updated
South Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 March 2017
- Operator or applicant
- BlackRock
- Planning authority
- South Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- 9/2015/0256
- Site area
- 11.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At, Walton Road, Drakelow, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5145
Who decides
| Applications | South Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Road | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Barn Farm - Batter Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Fairfields Energy Storage System | battery storage | 1,025 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Drakelow | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at W/O Rosliston & E/O Walton on Trent | solar farm | 138 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Breach Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Park Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.2 |
| Brizlincote Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.4 |
| Mount Road, Castle Gresley | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
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 (52.7742, -1.6535).