Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Storage (49.8 MW)
Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Storage is a 49.8 MW solar farm project in Melton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 24 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 17 March 2025.
49.8 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
17 March 2025record last updated
Meltoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 17 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Downing Renewable Developments
- Planning authority
- Melton
- Planning application reference
- 24/01198/FUL
- Site area
- 85.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park, Waltham On The Wolds
- Council area (by location)
- Melton
- Name in REPD
- Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park - Solar Panels & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 18301
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | Melton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfold Lane, Brentingby Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Woodfold Lane, Brentingby Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Potters~ Hill Solar Photovoltaic Arrays | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Asfordby Business Park (1) | battery storage | 23.4 | operational | 8.0 |
| Welby Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 8.7 |
| Lumiere Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Crown Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 9.6 |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 (52.8007, -0.8102).