Iron Works Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Iron Works Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Amber Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 4 July 2013; the record was last updated on 24 July 2013.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
24 July 2013record last updated
Amber Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 4 July 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 24 July 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- Amber Valley
- Planning application reference
- AVA/2012/1010
- Address (REPD)
- Street Lane Ripley Derbyshire DE5 8HT
- Council area (by location)
- Amber Valley
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1740
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knob Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 1.1 |
| Derby Road | solar farm | 38 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Heanor Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | refused | 7.0 |
| Alfreton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 8.4 |
| Meadow Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.6 | under construction | 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 (53.0396, -1.431).