Hinckley Road Solar Farm (40 MW)
Hinckley Road Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Blaby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 May 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 April 2026.
40 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 April 2026record last updated
Blabycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 10 May 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Capital Dynamics Limited
- Planning authority
- Blaby
- Planning application reference
- 21/01242/FUL
- Site area
- 60.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Clump Farm Peckleton Hinckley Road, Leicester Road
- Council area (by location)
- Blaby
- Time to decision
- 65 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Hinckley Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 7715
Who decides
| Applications | Blaby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Normanton Energy Reserve | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Desford Road, Thurlaston | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Kirkby Road | solar farm | 23.5 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Enderby Storage, Redcomb Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 4.7 |
| National Grid Enderby Substation | battery storage | 57 | operational | 5.2 |
| Hangmans Hall Farm | solar farm | 35 | refused | 5.6 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm (Newbold Verdon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Desford Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
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 (52.5913, -1.2915).