Old Dalby Lodge Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Old Dalby Lodge Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Melton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 12 May 2019; the record was last updated on 3 August 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
3 August 2020record last updated
Meltoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 February 2016 | Application submitted |
| 12 May 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 May 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 3 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity
- Planning authority
- Melton
- Planning application reference
- 16/00078/FUL
- Site area
- 15.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field No 0006, Paddys Lane, Old Dalby, Melton Mowbray
- Council area (by location)
- Melton
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5759
Who decides
| Applications | Melton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalby | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 0.6 |
| Six Hills Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 2.5 |
| GDL Wymeswold Solar Farm/land off the A6006 | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 3.3 |
| West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Wolds | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Old Hall Solar farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Land South of Melton Rd | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.9 |
| Melton Road | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.1 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswold | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Wymeswold Airfield | solar farm | 34 | operational | 4.8 |
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 (52.8019, -1.0396).