Firsby Lane, Hooton Roberts (13.5 MW solar farm)
Firsby Lane, Hooton Roberts is a 13.5 MW solar farm project in Doncaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 1 May 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 21 May 2026.
13.5 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
21 May 2026record last updated
Doncastercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 21 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- ILOS
- Planning authority
- Rotherham
- Planning application reference
- RB2026/0615
- Address (REPD)
- Firsby Lane, Hooton Roberts, Rotherham
- Council area (by location)
- Doncaster
- Name in REPD
- Firsby Lane, Hooton Roberts - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 18281
Who decides
| Applications | Rotherham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mere Flats Solar Farm | solar farm | 56 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Moat Lane, Wickersley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Moat Lane, Wickersley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Green Lane, Thurcroft | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Nether Moor Field | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 7.2 |
| Claire Court, Rawmarsh Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Maltby Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 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 (53.4656, -1.2585).