Long Lane Solar Farm / Nottingham Brick Works (17 MW)
Long Lane Solar Farm / Nottingham Brick Works is a 17 MW solar farm project in Broxtowe, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 15 July 2016; the record was last updated on 2 December 2019.
17 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
2 December 2019record last updated
Broxtowecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 July 2016 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Earthworm/ EW Capital
- Planning authority
- Broxtowe
- Planning application reference
- 15/00525/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land Off, Long Lane, Watnall, Nottingham
- Council area (by location)
- Broxtowe
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Long Lane Solar Farm / Nottingham Brick Works
- REPD reference
- 5603
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lane Solar Farm 15/00174/FUL | 17 | 14 March 2015 | refused 17 June 2015 |
Who decides
Broxtowe has 6 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North Solar Farm & Battery | solar farm | 16.1 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Heanor Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Former Langton Colliery Site | solar farm | 5.7 | permission expired | 9.5 |
| Ladywood Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.9 |
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 (53.0167, -1.2334).