Old Wood Energy Park Solar Pv Panel (49.9 MW)
Old Wood Energy Park Solar Pv Panel is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Rushcliffe, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 June 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 June 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
30 June 2026record last updated
Rushcliffecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 February 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 June 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 June 2026 | Appeal allowed |
| 5 June 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen
- Planning authority
- Rushcliffe
- Planning application reference
- 24/00161/FUL
- Site area
- 101.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Bradmore Road & N/O Wysall Road, W/O Wysall, Nottingham
- Council area (by location)
- Rushcliffe
- Time to decision
- 120 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Old Wood Energy Park - Solar Pv Panel
- REPD reference
- 16012
Who decides
| Applications | Rushcliffe | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 34 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wood Energy Park | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Highfields Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 42.9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Wolds | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Fair Oaks Renewable Energy Park Solar farm & Battery energy storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| GDL Wymeswold Solar Farm/land off the A6006 | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 4.6 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswold | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Wymeswold Airfield | solar farm | 34 | operational | 4.8 |
| Gotham | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| West Leake Lane, Ratcliffe | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
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 (52.8466, -1.1184).