East Midlands Distribution Centre (6.1 MW rooftop solar)
East Midlands Distribution Centre is a 6.1 MW rooftop solar project in North West Leicestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 2 March 2015; the record was last updated on 3 March 2015.
6.1 MWrooftop solar
operationalstatus in REPD
3 March 2015record last updated
North West Leicestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 4 April 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 October 2014 | Construction started |
| 2 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 6.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Marks and Spencer plc
- Planning authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Planning application reference
- 11/00169/VCI
- Address (REPD)
- Castle Donington, Leicestershire
- Council area (by location)
- North West Leicestershire
- Time to decision
- 6 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4694
Who decides
| Applications | North West Leicestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 39 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Leicestershire, North West Leicestershire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockington Solar Park | solar farm | 15 | permission expired | 4.3 |
| Remembrance Way | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Langley Priory, Walnut Yard (Phase 2) | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 5.7 |
| Ratcliffe On Soar Power Station Solar Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Church Farm, Kingston On Soar Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Derby Sewage Treatment Works | wind farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Long Whatton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Kingston Solar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 9.4 |
| West Leake Lane, Ratcliffe | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (52.8505, -1.3576).