Littlewood Lane Solar (5 MW)
Littlewood Lane Solar is a 5 MW solar farm project in Bolsover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2017; the record was last updated on 16 May 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
16 May 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 18 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Littlewood Renewables
- Planning authority
- Mansfield
- Planning application reference
- 2015/0527/NT
- Site area
- 11.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Mansfield Woodhouse, Littlewood Lane, Pleasley Vale, Mansfield
- Council area (by location)
- Bolsover
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5687
Who decides
| Applications | Mansfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land West Of Sookholme Road | solar farm | 10 | refused | 1.9 |
| Land At Debdale Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.5 |
| Roseland Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.1 |
| Brecks Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.4 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Ashland Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.8 |
| Losk Lane | wind farm | 5 | refused | 6.3 |
| Welbeck Colliery | solar farm | 11.3 | operational | 6.5 |
| Hamilton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | refused | 6.6 |
| Stockley Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.9 |
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 (53.1812, -1.2038).