Lings Farm, Birkin Lane (9 MW solar farm)
Lings Farm, Birkin Lane is a 9 MW solar farm project in North East Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 1 April 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 1 May 2026.
9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
1 May 2026record last updated
North East Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 1 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Fuse Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- 26/00260/MFL
- Site area
- 18.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- To The Se/O Lings Farm, Birkin Lane, Temple Normanton, Chesterfield
- Council area (by location)
- North East Derbyshire
- Name in REPD
- Lings Farm, Birkin Lane - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 19645
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasland Photovoltaic Solar Park | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Calow Green Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 2.5 |
| Land To The East Of Back Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.1 |
| Langer Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Lodge Farm, Calow | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Cherry Tree Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Stockley Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.7 |
| Padleywood Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Averhill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
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 (53.1997, -1.3848).