Maltby Solar Farm (20 MW)
Maltby Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Rotherham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 1 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 29 August 2025.
20 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
29 August 2025record last updated
Rotherhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 29 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Infinis Energy Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Rotherham
- Planning application reference
- 25/01554/FULM
- Site area
- 17.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Stainton Lane At Maltby Colliery Stainton
- Council area (by location)
- Rotherham
- REPD reference
- 17103
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | Rotherham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestone Solar Farm | solar farm | 750 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Claire Court, Rawmarsh Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Blackburn Meadows | battery storage | 10 | operational | 3.1 |
| Brinsworth Road, Brinsworth | battery storage | 40 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Moat Lane, Wickersley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Green Lane, Thurcroft | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Penny Hill Lane | wind farm | 19.8 | operational | 6.5 |
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 (53.4311, -1.3548).