Thorne Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Thorne Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Doncaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 December 2015; the record was last updated on 15 December 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 December 2015record last updated
Doncastercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 16 April 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Conergy
- Planning authority
- Doncaster
- Planning application reference
- 14/01554/FULM
- Site area
- 18.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Former Thorne Colliery, Grange Road, Moorends, Doncaster
- Council area (by location)
- Doncaster
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4857
Who decides
| Applications | Doncaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tween Bridge Windfarm | wind farm | 44 | operational | 1.5 |
| The Tween Bridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 800 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Twin Rivers | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 3.6 |
| Goole Fields | wind farm | 32.8 | operational | 4.4 |
| Rawcliffe Bridge Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 4.8 |
| Old River Don Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 5.1 |
| Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Goole Fields ll Wind Farm | wind farm | 34.9 | operational | 5.5 |
| Charity Farm | wind farm | 32 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
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 (53.6358, -0.9337).