Rufford Solar Farm (5 MW)
Rufford Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Newark and Sherwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 10 December 2015; the record was last updated on 16 December 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
16 December 2015record last updated
Newark and Sherwoodcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 December 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Planning application reference
- 15/01008/FULM
- Site area
- 18.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Rufford Colliery Lane, Rainworth, Mansfield
- Council area (by location)
- Newark and Sherwood
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4849
Who decides
| Applications | Newark and Sherwood | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 16 (39%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 8 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkersall Grange Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 2.7 |
| Lindhurst Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 3.2 |
| Bilsthorpe (Land off Forest Lane) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Two Oaks Quarry | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.6 |
| Stonish Hill (Bilsthorpe) | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 6.7 |
| Eakring Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.9 | operational | 6.8 |
| Hamilton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | refused | 8.0 |
| Land At Debdale Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Littlewood Lane Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.7 |
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 (53.1283, -1.1068).