Steeley Lane, Steetley Solar Photovoltaic Farm (18.7 MW)
Steeley Lane, Steetley Solar Photovoltaic Farm is an 18.7 MW solar farm project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 23 November 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 December 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 November 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 18 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 23/01399/FUL
- Site area
- 21.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- and To East Of Steeley Lane Steetley
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Name in REPD
- Steeley Lane, Steetley - Solar Photovoltaic Farm
- REPD reference
- 13679
Who decides
| Applications | Bassetlaw | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunciecroft Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 4.4 |
| Rayton Farm Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Manton Wood | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 5.2 |
| Creswell Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Hundred Acre Lane, Carlton In Lindrick | solar farm | 34 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Frithwood Farm, Frithwood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Welbeck Solar / Hazel Gap | solar farm | 16 | operational | 7.5 |
| Welbeck Colliery | solar farm | 11.3 | operational | 8.5 |
| Land at Bolsover Moor Quarry | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (53.2979, -1.1678).