Hangmans Hall Farm (35 MW solar farm)
Hangmans Hall Farm is a 35 MW solar farm project in Hinckley and Bosworth, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 8 July 2020; the record was last updated on 30 September 2020.
35 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 September 2020record last updated
Hinckley and Bosworthcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 November 2019 | Application submitted |
| 8 July 2020 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Planning application reference
- 19/01256/FUL
- Site area
- 61.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hangmans Hall Farm, Twenty Acre Lane, Sutton Cheney, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
- Council area (by location)
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7382
Who decides
| Applications | Hinckley and Bosworth | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkby Road | solar farm | 23.5 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Basin Bridge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm (Newbold Verdon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
| Hinckley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Stoneshollow Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Hill Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Heath Road, Bagworth Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.5 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Normanton Energy Reserve | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Horiba Mira, Mira Drive | solar farm | 7 | operational | 7.1 |
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 (52.591, -1.3745).