Park Road (5 MW solar farm)
Park Road is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 21 April 2016; the record was last updated on 4 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
4 May 2016record last updated
South Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 21 April 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 4 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Earthworm Energy
- Planning authority
- South Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- 9/2015/0689
- Site area
- 13.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- LAND AT SK2720, 3150 Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5806
Who decides
| Applications | South Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brizlincote Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 1.4 |
| Breach Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Mount Road, Castle Gresley | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Lullington Solar Park | solar farm | 44 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Caldwell Road | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Park Road, Overseal | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Drakelow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Newton Solney Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.1 | refused | 4.6 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at W/O Rosliston & E/O Walton on Trent | solar farm | 138 | approved, not built | 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 (52.7785, -1.592).