Woodfold Lane, Brentingby Solar Farm (45 MW)
Woodfold Lane, Brentingby Solar Farm is a 45 MW solar farm project in Melton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 29 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 3 October 2025.
45 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
3 October 2025record last updated
Meltoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Windel Solar 12 Limited
- Planning authority
- Melton
- Planning application reference
- 25/00703/FUL
- Site area
- 51.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Os 478863 & 319676 Woodfold Lane, Brentingby, Melton Mowbray
- Council area (by location)
- Melton
- Name in REPD
- Woodfold Lane, Brentingby - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18693
Who decides
| Applications | Melton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfold Lane, Brentingby Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Freeby Lane, Green Energy Park Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.8 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Potters~ Hill Solar Photovoltaic Arrays | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Asfordby Business Park (1) | battery storage | 23.4 | operational | 6.0 |
| Welby Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.8 |
| Crown Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 6.8 |
| Lumiere Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Asfordby Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.7 | refused on appeal | 8.0 |
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 (52.78, -0.8347).