Westwood Farm Solar Park (5.1 MW)
Westwood Farm Solar Park is a 5.1 MW solar farm project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 12 January 2015; the record was last updated on 13 January 2015.
5.1 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
13 January 2015record last updated
Bassetlawcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 24 December 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 September 2014 | Construction started |
| 12 January 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 13 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 13/01182/FUL
- Site area
- 8.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ollerton Road, Tuxford, Newark, Nottinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1818
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egmanton Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.2 | operational | 3.4 |
| Polly Taylors Road, High Marnham | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| America Farm, Woodcoates Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Drayton Road, Upton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Elkesley Southbound, Elkesley | battery storage | 480 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Long Ridding Lane, East Drayton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.9 |
| Adj To The A614 Solar | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| High Marnham Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 42.7 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Stud Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | permission expired | 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 (53.2228, -0.9266).