Langar Lane (10 MW solar farm)
Langar Lane is a 10 MW solar farm project in Rushcliffe, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 June 2016; the record was last updated on 15 December 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
15 December 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 June 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Kappa Solar/ OPDE
- Planning authority
- Rushcliffe
- Planning application reference
- 14/01594/FUL
- Site area
- 19.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- OS Fields 6230 And 7657 Langar Lane, Colston, Bassett
- Council area (by location)
- Rushcliffe
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2210
Who decides
| Applications | Rushcliffe | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 34 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Jericho Covert Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Stragglethorpe Road farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Elton solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (52.9027, -0.9508).