Meadow Lane Solar Farm (19.6 MW)
Meadow Lane Solar Farm is a 19.6 MW solar farm project in Amber Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 28 March 2023; the record was last updated on 10 December 2021.
19.6 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
10 December 2021record last updated
Amber Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 April 2021 | Application submitted |
| 21 October 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 10 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Gresham House / Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- Amber Valley
- Planning application reference
- AVA/2021/0313
- Site area
- 37.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O B6025 Meadow Lane, Alfreton
- Council area (by location)
- Amber Valley
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 8897
Who decides
| Applications | Amber Valley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (30%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | refused | 1.6 |
| Alfreton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 1.8 |
| Eden Meadows, Stretton Road, Morton Solar PV Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 3.7 |
| Twin Yards Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Padleywood Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Averhill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Land North of the Wood at Averill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Newton Wood Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Former Langton Colliery Site | solar farm | 5.7 | permission expired | 5.3 |
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 (53.1076, -1.3754).