Poole Farm, Quorn Solar Farm (10 MW)

Poole Farm, Quorn Solar Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Charnwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 June 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 4 March 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 August 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

10 MWsolar farm

approved, not builtmay be out of datestatus in REPD

4 March 2022record last updated

Charnwoodcouncil area

REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 August 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.

Planning timeline

Date	Stage
22 February 2022	Application submitted
21 June 2022	Planning permission granted
15 August 2025	Permission expired

Project details

Technology: solar farm
Capacity: 10 MW
Status (REPD): approved, not built
Record last updated: 4 March 2022
Operator or applicant: Leicestershire County Council
Planning authority: Charnwood
Planning application reference: 2022/Reg3Ma/0010/LCC
Site area: 22.3 ha
Address (REPD): Poole Farm, Barrow Road, Quorn
Council area (by location): Charnwood
Time to decision: 17 weeks
Name in REPD: Poole Farm, Quorn - Solar Farm
REPD reference: 10721

Earlier applications for this site

Application	MW	Submitted	Outcome
Pool Farm 2020/REG3MA/0057/LCC	10	5 May 2020	withdrawn 21 February 2022

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Moor Lane	solar farm	5.8	application withdrawn	1.4
Land at Mill Farm	solar farm	7.1	permission expired	1.9
Nottingham Road Solar Farm	solar farm	34	approved, not built	2.2
Gypsom Solar Farm	solar farm	5	operational	3.9
Barn Farm (Stanford On Soar)	solar farm	30	refused on appeal	5.7
Melton Road	solar farm	5	abandoned	6.1
Land South of Melton Rd	solar farm	5	refused	6.3
Wymeswold Airfield	solar farm	34	operational	6.7
Syston Road Solar Farm	solar farm	26	under construction	6.9

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 (52.7544, -1.1691).