Shortheath Solar Park (5 MW)
Shortheath Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 23 May 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 May 2017record last updated
South Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 16 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Trina Solar
- Planning authority
- South Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- 9/2015/0680
- Site area
- 11.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Shortheath Farm, Shortheath, Overseal, Swadlincote
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5590
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Road, Overseal | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Mount Road, Castle Gresley | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Ashby Solar Farm (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Prestop Park Farm | solar farm | 16 | operational | 4.6 |
| Lullington Solar Park | solar farm | 44 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Breach Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Short Hazel Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Packington Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.9 | operational | 6.0 |
| Park Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.0 |
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 (52.7305, -1.5524).