Woolfox Quarry (36.7 MW solar farm)
Woolfox Quarry is a 36.7 MW solar farm project in Rutland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 18 March 2019; the record was last updated on 25 June 2020.
36.7 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
25 June 2020record last updated
Rutlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 18 March 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 March 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 36.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 25 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Rutland
- Planning application reference
- 2014/1004/MAJ
- Site area
- 64.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Woolfox Quarry, Great North Ro, Stretton, Empingham, Oakham, Leicestershire
- Council area (by location)
- Rutland
- Time to decision
- 57 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5016
Who decides
| Applications | Rutland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Woolfox Lodge Airfield | wind farm | 27 | refused | 0.7 |
| Ketton solar farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 7.1 |
| Exton Lane, Burley Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Mallard Pass Solar Farm | solar farm | 350 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Home Farm Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (52.7077, -0.5696).