Wood Lane Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Wood Lane Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 August 2020, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 November 2024. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 2 March 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 2 March 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 February 2020 | Application submitted |
| 27 August 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 March 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 20/00117/FUL
- Site area
- 95.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North West And South Of F, Wood Lane, Sturton-le-Steeple, Retford, Nottinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7786
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Renewables Project | solar farm | 450 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| West Burton Power Station, North Road | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| West Burton | battery storage | 49 | operational | 4.0 |
| Gainsborough Road, Saundby Solar Farm | solar farm | 78 | under construction | 4.4 |
| Gainsborough Road, Saundby | battery storage | 120 | under construction | 4.4 |
| Crow Holt Windfarm | wind farm | 20 | refused | 5.0 |
| Chainbridge Road | solar | 8 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Tiln Farm solar park | solar farm | 8 | operational | 5.1 |
| West End Farm - Treswell | solar farm | 16.9 | abandoned | 5.2 |
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 (53.3478, -0.8523).