Hall Farm Solar Farm (50 MW)
Hall Farm Solar Farm is a 50 MW solar farm project in Amber Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 5 December 2022; the record was last updated on 14 December 2021.
50 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
14 December 2021record last updated
Amber Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 December 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 14 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Kronos Solar
- Planning authority
- Amber Valley
- Planning application reference
- AVA/2020/1224
- Site area
- 101.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hall Farm Church Street Alfreton
- Council area (by location)
- Amber Valley
- Time to decision
- 100 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9509
Who decides
| Applications | Amber Valley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (30%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.6 | under construction | 1.6 |
| Alfreton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 1.7 |
| Eden Meadows, Stretton Road, Morton Solar PV Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 4.6 |
| Twin Yards Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Derby Road | solar farm | 38 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Land North of the Wood at Averill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Padleywood Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Averhill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Former Langton Colliery Site | solar farm | 5.7 | permission expired | 6.2 |
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 (53.0982, -1.3931).