Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswold (49.9 MW)
Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswold is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Charnwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 June 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
20 June 2025record last updated
Charnwoodcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 20 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen
- Planning authority
- Charnwood
- Planning application reference
- P/25/0782/2
- Site area
- 95.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Wymeswold, Loughborough
- Council area (by location)
- Charnwood
- Name in REPD
- Mantle Solar Farm, Wymeswold - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18150
Who decides
| Applications | Charnwood | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wymeswold Airfield | solar farm | 34 | operational | 0.4 |
| GDL Wymeswold Solar Farm/land off the A6006 | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 1.3 |
| Melton Road | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.1 |
| Land South of Melton Rd | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.6 |
| West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Wolds | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Old Dalby Lodge Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.4 |
| Dalby | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 4.8 |
| Old Wood Energy Park Solar Pv Panel | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Old Wood Energy Park | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
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 (52.804, -1.1052).