Frithwood Farm, Frithwood Lane Solar Farm (25 MW)
Frithwood Farm, Frithwood Lane Solar Farm is a 25 MW solar farm project in Bolsover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 December 2023.
25 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 December 2023record last updated
Bolsovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 1 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo Limited
- Planning authority
- Bolsover
- Planning application reference
- 22/00583/FUL
- Site area
- 46.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South Of Frithwood Farm Cottage Frithwood Lane Elmton
- Council area (by location)
- Bolsover
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Frithwood Farm, Frithwood Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13013
Who decides
| Applications | Bolsover | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creswell Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.5 |
| Land at Bolsover Moor Quarry | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Hunciecroft Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 2.8 |
| Roseland Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 5.9 |
| Losk Lane | wind farm | 5 | refused | 6.3 |
| Welbeck Colliery | solar farm | 11.3 | operational | 6.4 |
| Land West Of Sookholme Road | solar farm | 10 | refused | 6.5 |
| Brecks Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.4 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Steeley Lane, Steetley Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 18.7 | application submitted | 6.8 |
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 (53.2473, -1.2249).