Lullington Solar Park (44 MW)
Lullington Solar Park is a 44 MW solar farm project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 7 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 August 2025.
44 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
14 August 2025record last updated
South Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 44 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Lullington Solar Park Limited
- Planning authority
- South Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- DMPA/2025/0779
- Site area
- 46.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North of Lullington, Swadlincote
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- REPD reference
- 18812
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lullington Solar Park DMPA/2021/1014 | 49.9 | 22 June 2021 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | South Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.4 |
| Park Road, Overseal | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Mount Road, Castle Gresley | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Short Hazel Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.1 |
| Brizlincote Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.2 |
| Breach Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Prestop Park Farm | solar farm | 16 | operational | 4.3 |
| Caldwell Road | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Shortheath Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
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 (52.7736, -1.5573).