Steeple Renewables Project (450 MW solar farm)
Steeple Renewables Project is a 450 MW solar farm project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 14 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 October 2025. As a nationally significant project, it is decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010163).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 450 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems RES Limited (Beaufort)
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010163
- Site area
- 888.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West Burton Power Station, Sturton-le-Steeple, Retford
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- REPD reference
- 15252
The scheme also includes 150 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010163)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it is decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010163). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Burton Power Station, North Road | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| West Burton | battery storage | 49 | operational | 1.4 |
| Gainsborough Road, Saundby Solar Farm | solar farm | 78 | under construction | 2.0 |
| Gainsborough Road, Saundby | battery storage | 120 | under construction | 2.0 |
| Wood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Saundby Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 2.9 |
| Old Trent Road, Beckingham | battery storage | 80 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
| Cottam wind farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 5.2 |
| Gate Burton Solar & Energy Storage Park | solar farm | 531 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
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 (53.3654, -0.8194).