Six Hills Solar Farm (18.7 MW)
Six Hills Solar Farm is an 18.7 MW solar farm project in Melton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 May 2015.
18.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 May 2015record last updated
Meltoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 16 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 24 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Melton
- Planning application reference
- 14/00529/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Field OS 00077 And 6867 Six Hills Road Ragdale
- Council area (by location)
- Melton
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2057
Who decides
| Applications | Melton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Hall Solar farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Old Dalby Lodge Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.5 |
| Dalby | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 2.9 |
| Land South of Melton Rd | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.2 |
| Melton Road | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.6 |
| Asfordby Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appeal | 5.0 |
| GDL Wymeswold Solar Farm/land off the A6006 | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 5.2 |
| West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Wolds | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswold | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.9 |
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 (52.7806, -1.0262).