Land at Meadow Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Meadow Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Harborough, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 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 |
|---|---|
| 22 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 8 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 10 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
- Harborough
- Planning application reference
- 15/01116/FUL
- Site area
- 14.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Meadow Farm, Main Street, Thorpe Langton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
- Council area (by location)
- Harborough
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5385
Who decides
| Applications | Harborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airfield Farm (Leicestershire) | wind farm | 7.5 | refused | 2.6 |
| Braybrooke Village North, Harborough Road | battery storage | 252 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Braybrooke Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Eckland Lodge Farm, Braybrooke | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Theddingworth solar farm | solar farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 9.6 |
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 (52.5173, -0.9199).