Two Oaks Quarry (5 MW solar farm)
Two Oaks Quarry is a 5 MW solar farm project in Ashfield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 15 October 2018; the record was last updated on 11 August 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
11 August 2020record last updated
Ashfieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 15 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 October 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 11 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Mansfield Sand
- Planning authority
- Ashfield
- Planning application reference
- V/2015/0589
- Address (REPD)
- Two Oaks Quarry, Derby Road, Coxmoor Road, Kirkby in Ashfield, Mansfield
- Council area (by location)
- Ashfield
- Time to decision
- 2 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5840
Who decides
| Applications | Ashfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | refused | 2.5 |
| Lindhurst Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | operational | 3.4 |
| Ashland Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.8 |
| Land At Debdale Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Fulwood Grange Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.5 |
| Rufford Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.6 |
| Former Langton Colliery Site | solar farm | 5.7 | permission expired | 7.0 |
| Littlewood Lane Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
| Twin Yards Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.3 |
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 (53.1075, -1.199).