Land South East of Low Common Farm (8.3 MW solar farm)
Land South East of Low Common Farm is an 8.3 MW solar farm project in Bolsover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 29 June 2016; the record was last updated on 3 August 2016.
8.3 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
3 August 2016record last updated
Bolsovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 June 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 3 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- TW Solar
- Planning authority
- Bolsover
- Planning application reference
- 15/00493/FUL
- Site area
- 13.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Westfield Farm, Westfield Lane, Barlborough, Chesterfield
- Council area (by location)
- Bolsover
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5818
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkersall Road, Staveley Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | operational | 3.9 |
| The Breck | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Arkwright Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 5.2 |
| Cherry Tree Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.1 |
| Land at Bolsover Moor Quarry | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Frithwood Farm, Frithwood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Creswell Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.3 |
| Lodge Farm, Calow | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Land To The East Of Back Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (53.2874, -1.3042).