Netherfield Lane (19.7 MW solar farm)
Netherfield Lane is a 19.7 MW solar farm project in Mansfield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 March 2015; the record was last updated on 29 May 2015.
19.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 May 2015record last updated
Mansfieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 10 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 23 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Planning application reference
- 14/01546/FULM
- Site area
- 32.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field Reference Number 7390 Netherfield Lane Perlethorpe Cum Budby Nottinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Mansfield
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2271
Who decides
| Applications | Newark and Sherwood | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 16 (39%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 8 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welbeck Solar / Hazel Gap | solar farm | 16 | operational | 1.5 |
| Welbeck Colliery | solar farm | 11.3 | operational | 3.2 |
| Brecks Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.4 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Adj To The A614 Solar | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Hunciecroft Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 7.2 |
| Land West Of Sookholme Road | solar farm | 10 | refused | 7.5 |
| Manton Wood | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 7.6 |
| Creswell Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
| Rayton Farm Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
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 (53.2311, -1.0914).