Lane East of Drakelow Road (5 MW solar farm)
Lane East of Drakelow Road is a 5 MW solar farm project in North West Leicestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 4 March 2016; the record was last updated on 5 November 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
5 November 2015record last updated
North West Leicestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 4 March 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 5 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- TW Solar
- Planning authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Planning application reference
- 9/2015/0858
- Site area
- 11.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at SK2218 4377, Drakelow Road, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote
- Council area (by location)
- North West Leicestershire
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5842
Who decides
| Applications | North West Leicestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 39 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Leicestershire, North West Leicestershire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Priory, Walnut Yard (Phase 2) | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 4.0 |
| Coalville solar farm | solar farm | 10 | abandoned | 6.4 |
| Hill Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 10 | operational | 7.2 |
| Charley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Long Whatton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Prestop Park Farm | solar farm | 16 | operational | 8.7 |
| Ashby Solar Farm (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.0 |
| Packington Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.9 | operational | 9.4 |
| Tower Hayes Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.5 |
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 (52.7642, -1.3701).