Land To The East Of Back Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land To The East Of Back Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in North East Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 September 2015; the record was last updated on 15 March 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 March 2016record last updated
North East Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 25 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 June 2015 | Construction started |
| 30 September 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/00218/FL
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The East Of Back Lane, Bole Hill, Calow, Chesterfield,
- Council area (by location)
- North East Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5128
Who decides
| Applications | North East Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 29 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calow Green Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 0.6 |
| Lodge Farm, Calow | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Hasland Photovoltaic Solar Park | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Cherry Tree Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.4 |
| Arkwright Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 3.0 |
| Lings Farm, Birkin Lane | solar farm | 9 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Inkersall Road, Staveley Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | operational | 4.3 |
| Langer Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Stockley Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.6 |
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 (53.2267, -1.3743).