Gedling Solar Farm (5.7 MW)
Gedling Solar Farm is a 5.7 MW solar farm project in Gedling, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2015; the record was last updated on 4 September 2018.
5.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 September 2018record last updated
Gedlingcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 23 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2014 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight
- Planning authority
- Gedling
- Planning application reference
- 2012/1335
- Site area
- 14.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Former Gedling Colliery, Arnold Lane, Gedling, Nottinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Gedling
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2377
Who decides
| Applications | Gedling | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 7 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Wood Farm, Spring Lane | battery storage | 320 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Stragglethorpe Road farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Heron Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Boots Campus - Roof Top Solar Farm | rooftop solar | 6.3 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
| Nottingham University Wind | wind farm | 5 | refused | 9.8 |
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 (52.9902, -1.083).