Stockley Hill Solar Farm (5 MW)
Stockley Hill Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Bolsover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 11 February 2016; the record was last updated on 4 March 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
4 March 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 February 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Stockley Hill Solar Farm
- Planning authority
- Bolsover
- Planning application reference
- 15/00366/FUL
- Site area
- 7.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land to south and e/o Rylah Farm, Rylah, Palterton, Chesterfield
- Council area (by location)
- Bolsover
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5839
Who decides
| Applications | Bolsover | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losk Lane | wind farm | 5 | refused | 0.7 |
| Roseland Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 2.8 |
| Cherry Tree Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Land at Bolsover Moor Quarry | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Calow Green Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 5.3 |
| Land To The East Of Back Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Lings Farm, Birkin Lane | solar farm | 9 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Arkwright Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 5.8 |
| Hasland Photovoltaic Solar Park | solar farm | 49.9 | 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 (53.2044, -1.2995).