Drayton Road, Upton Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Drayton Road, Upton Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 April 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on an unrecorded date.
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 April 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- not recorded
- Operator or applicant
- High Marham Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 26/00354/FUL
- Site area
- 77.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North East Of Drayton Road Upton
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Name in REPD
- Drayton Road, Upton - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 20872
Who decides
| Applications | Bassetlaw | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Holt Windfarm | wind farm | 20 | refused | 2.3 |
| Long Ridding Lane, East Drayton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| West End Farm - Treswell | solar farm | 16.9 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Torksey Ferry Road, Rampton | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| America Farm, Woodcoates Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Cottom Power Station | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Cottam Power Station | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Wood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Cottam wind farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
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 (53.2846, -0.8753).