Wymeswold Airfield (34 MW solar farm)
Wymeswold Airfield is a 34 MW solar farm project in Charnwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2013; the record was last updated on 15 April 2013.
34 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 April 2013record last updated
Charnwoodcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Application submitted |
| 9 November 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2013 | Construction started |
| 28 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 34 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 April 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight Solar Fund
- Planning authority
- Charnwood
- Planning application reference
- P/12/1781/2
- Site area
- 75.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Former Wymeswold Airfield, Wymeswold, Loughborough
- Council area (by location)
- Charnwood
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1585
Who decides
| Applications | Charnwood | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswold | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.4 |
| GDL Wymeswold Solar Farm/land off the A6006 | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 1.8 |
| Melton Road | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.2 |
| Land South of Melton Rd | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.7 |
| West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Wolds | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Old Wood Energy Park Solar Pv Panel | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Old Wood Energy Park | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Old Dalby Lodge Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.8 |
| Highfields Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 42.9 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
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 (52.8033, -1.1116).