Solar Farm at Toyota Manufacturing Uk (16 MW)
Solar Farm at Toyota Manufacturing Uk is a 16 MW rooftop solar project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 28 October 2025.
16 MWrooftop solar
application submittedstatus in REPD
28 October 2025record last updated
South Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 28 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Limited
- Planning authority
- South Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- DMPA/2025/1001
- Site area
- 23.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Toyota Manufacturing Uk, Derby
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- Name in REPD
- Toyota Solar Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19657
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landown Farm, Bakeacre Lane | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Derby Road, Egginton | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Arleston Solar & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 43 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Stenson Lane | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Rollston on Dove, Marston Lane | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.5 |
| Newton Solney Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.1 | refused | 6.2 |
| Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Hoon Hay Manor, Hatton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Rolleston Park Farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 8.7 |
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 (52.8731, -1.5681).