Solar Farm at Boyah Grange Farm Potato Pit Lane Dale Abbey (35.2 MW)
Solar Farm at Boyah Grange Farm Potato Pit Lane Dale Abbey is a 35.2 MW solar farm project in Erewash, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 23 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 3 October 2025.
35.2 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
3 October 2025record last updated
Erewashcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- ABEI Energy Group
- Planning authority
- Erewash
- Planning application reference
- 0825/0028
- Address (REPD)
- Boyah Grange Farm Potato Pit Lane Dale Abbey
- Council area (by location)
- Erewash
- Name in REPD
- Boyah Grange Solar Farm, Potato Pit Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18689
Who decides
Erewash has 8 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladywood Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 1.8 |
| Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North Solar Farm & Battery | solar farm | 16.1 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Southfields Farm, Common Lane | battery storage | 130 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Derby Sewage Treatment Works | wind farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Lockington Solar Park | solar farm | 15 | permission expired | 8.0 |
| Heanor Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| East Midlands Distribution Centre | rooftop solar | 6.1 | operational | 9.7 |
| Ratcliffe On Soar Power Station Solar Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (52.9371, -1.3389).