Land at Bolsover Moor Quarry (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Bolsover Moor Quarry is a 5 MW solar farm project in Bolsover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2017; the record was last updated on 26 May 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
26 May 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Bolsover
- Planning application reference
- 15/00334/FUL
- Site area
- 12.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The North And East Of, The Works, Whaley Road, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Council area (by location)
- Bolsover
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5404
Who decides
| Applications | Bolsover | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frithwood Farm, Frithwood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Creswell Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Losk Lane | wind farm | 5 | refused | 4.5 |
| Roseland Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.6 |
| Stockley Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.0 |
| Hunciecroft Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 5.0 |
| Cherry Tree Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Inkersall Road, Staveley Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | operational | 5.9 |
| Arkwright Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 6.2 |
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 (53.2398, -1.2544).