Heron Solar Farm & Battery Storage (20 MW)
Heron Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 20 MW solar farm project in Rushcliffe, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 August 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 September 2024.
20 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
11 September 2024record last updated
Rushcliffecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 27 August 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 August 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar Projects 38 Limited
- Planning authority
- Rushcliffe
- Planning application reference
- 23/02250/FUL
- Site area
- 56.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Staragglethorpe Road Stragglethorpe
- Council area (by location)
- Rushcliffe
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15083
The scheme also includes 20 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Rushcliffe | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 34 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stragglethorpe Road farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Langar Lane | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.3 |
| Burton Wood Farm, Spring Lane | battery storage | 320 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Gedling Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.7 | operational | 8.4 |
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 (52.9242, -1.021).