Great North Road Solar Park (800 MW)
Great North Road Solar Park is an 800 MW solar farm project in Newark and Sherwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 27 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 October 2025. As a nationally significant project, it is decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010162).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 800 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Elements Green
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010162
- Site area
- 1,765.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- north west of Newark on Trent, west of A1 and north of A617, Newark
- Council area (by location)
- Newark and Sherwood
- REPD reference
- 15149
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010162)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it is decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010162). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxholes Farm, Bathley Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 1.6 |
| Tuxford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Stud Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | permission expired | 4.0 |
| Main Street, Kelham Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Knapthorpe Grange, Caunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Hockerton Road, Caunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Staythorpe Road, Averham | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Staythorpe Road | battery storage | 360 | under construction | 7.2 |
| Egmanton Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.2 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (53.1384, -0.8135).