Little Morton Solar Farm (14.3 MW)
Little Morton Solar Farm is a 14.3 MW solar farm project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2014; the record was last updated on 29 October 2014.
14.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 October 2014record last updated
Bassetlawcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 September 2013 | Application submitted |
| 9 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 October 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 13/01113/FUL
- Site area
- 27.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Coal Board Area N 7 35 South Of Mansfield Road Morton Nottinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1497
Who decides
| Applications | Bassetlaw | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkers Wood Solar Park | solar farm | 27 | operational | 1.0 |
| Elkesley Southbound, Elkesley | battery storage | 480 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Adj To The A614 Solar | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Bellmoor Grassland | solar | 5 | abandoned | 5.3 |
| Tiln Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.7 |
| Tiln Farm solar park | solar farm | 8 | operational | 6.4 |
| Manton Wood | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 6.4 |
| Rayton Farm Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Jubilee Farm, Barnby Moor | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
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 (53.3039, -0.9932).