Former Langton Colliery Site (5.7 MW solar farm)
Former Langton Colliery Site is a 5.7 MW solar farm project in Ashfield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 30 June 2019; the record was last updated on 24 September 2019.
5.7 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
24 September 2019record last updated
Ashfieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 March 2016 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 June 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 24 September 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Van Elle
- Planning authority
- Ashfield
- Planning application reference
- V/2016/0137
- Site area
- 11.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Kirkby Lane, Pinxton, Nottingham
- Council area (by location)
- Ashfield
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6076
Who decides
| Applications | Ashfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulwood Grange Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.1 |
| Twin Yards Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.3 |
| Meadow Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.6 | under construction | 5.3 |
| Newton Wood Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Hamilton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | refused | 6.1 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | refused | 6.2 |
| Hurst Farm, Mansfield Road | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Two Oaks Quarry | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 7.0 |
| Alfreton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 7.1 |
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 (53.0916, -1.3006).