Elton solar farm (5 MW)
Elton solar farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Rushcliffe, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 August 2015; the record was last updated on 18 March 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 March 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 13 February 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2015 | Construction started |
| 1 August 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Valfortec
- Planning authority
- Rushcliffe
- Planning application reference
- 14/01739/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of The Railway Line & East Of Station Road Elton Nottinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Rushcliffe
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2247
Who decides
| Applications | Rushcliffe | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 34 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge Farm - Orston | solar farm | 12.4 | operational | 2.2 |
| Jericho Covert Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Longhedge Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Sewstern Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 5.9 |
| Thackson's Well Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | refused | 6.4 |
| Belvoir Estate Solar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Bypass Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Langar Lane | solar farm | 10 | operational | 8.6 |
| Grantham Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.8 |
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 (52.9481, -0.8477).