Hamilton Road Solar Farm (7 MW)
Hamilton Road Solar Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in Ashfield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 18 March 2026; the record was last updated on 7 May 2026.
7 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
7 May 2026record last updated
Ashfieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 18 March 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Hamilton Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Ashfield
- Planning application reference
- V/2025/0412
- Site area
- 7.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hamilton Hill Farm, Cauldwell Road, Sutton In Ashfield
- Council area (by location)
- Ashfield
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hamilton Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 20136
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Road Solar Farm V/2022/0562 | 7 | 26 July 2022 | refused 12 December 2022 |
Who decides
| Applications | Ashfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.4 |
| Two Oaks Quarry | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.5 |
| Land At Debdale Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Fulwood Grange Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.9 |
| Lindhurst Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 5.0 |
| Former Langton Colliery Site | solar farm | 5.7 | permission expired | 6.1 |
| Twin Yards Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Littlewood Lane Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| Newton Wood Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (53.1236, -1.2258).