Eakring Solar Farm (11.9 MW)
Eakring Solar Farm is an 11.9 MW solar farm project in Newark and Sherwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 May 2015.
11.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 May 2015record last updated
Newark and Sherwoodcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 8 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 20 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Planning application reference
- 14/00839/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- Land To North Of Eaking Road Eakring Nottinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Newark and Sherwood
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2320
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonish Hill (Bilsthorpe) | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 0.4 |
| Bilsthorpe (Land off Forest Lane) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Inkersall Grange Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 4.5 |
| Winkburn Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.2 |
| Rufford Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.8 |
| Knapthorpe Grange, Caunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Hockerton Road, Caunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Westwood Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5.1 | operational | 9.6 |
| Netherfield Lane | solar farm | 19.7 | operational | 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 (53.1547, -1.014).