Mallard Pass Solar Farm (350 MW)
Mallard Pass Solar Farm is a 350 MW solar farm project in Rutland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 March 2025. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010127).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 12 July 2024 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 350 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Canadian Solar UK (Recurrent Energy ) / Windel Energy
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010127
- Site area
- 825.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Coast Main Line, Essendine, Stamford
- Council area (by location)
- Rutland
- Time to decision
- 85 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9904
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010127)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010127). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Farm Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Woolfox Quarry | solar farm | 36.7 | permission expired | 8.3 |
| Wittering Ford Road, Barnack Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 11 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Northorpe Fen Farm, Fen Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Former Woolfox Lodge Airfield | wind farm | 27 | refused | 8.9 |
| Ketton solar farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 9.0 |
| Deeping Gate Tree Nurseries solar park | solar farm | 13 | refused | 9.4 |
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 (52.6912, -0.4497).