Nottingham Road Solar Farm (34 MW)
Nottingham Road Solar Farm is a 34 MW solar farm project in Charnwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 March 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 May 2023. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 30 March 2026, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 30 March 2026, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 30 March 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 March 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 34 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 May 2023
- Operator or applicant
- NextPower SPV 9 Limited
- Planning authority
- Charnwood
- Planning application reference
- P/21/2160/2
- Site area
- 44.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The E/O Loughborough on the South side of A60/Nottingham Road Loughborough
- Council area (by location)
- Charnwood
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- Name in REPD
- Nottingham Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10177
Who decides
| Applications | Charnwood | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moor Lane | solar farm | 5.8 | application withdrawn | 0.8 |
| Poole Farm, Quorn Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Barn Farm (Stanford On Soar) | solar farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 3.5 |
| Land at Mill Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | permission expired | 3.9 |
| Wymeswold Airfield | solar farm | 34 | operational | 5.6 |
| Gypsom Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Melton Road | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.9 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswold | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Long Whatton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
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 (52.7733, -1.1791).