Solar Farm & Battery Storage at W/O Rosliston & E/O Walton on Trent (138 MW)
Solar Farm & Battery Storage at W/O Rosliston & E/O Walton on Trent is a 138 MW solar farm project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 June 2025. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010122).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 February 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2025 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 138 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- BayWa r.e. UK Limited
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010122
- Site area
- 218.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Rosliston & E/O Walton on Trent, Swadlincote
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 71 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9546
The scheme also includes 37.5 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010122)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010122). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Road | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Fairfields Energy Storage System | battery storage | 1,025 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Barn Farm - Batter Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Breach Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Drakelow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Drakelow | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Mount Road, Castle Gresley | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Park Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.8 |
| Park Road, Overseal | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
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 (52.7483, -1.642).