Mantle Solar Farm

Latest updates

1. 5 Feb 26

   Project Approved Pending Conditions

   On the 5th February, Charnwood Borough Council granted consent to the 49.9MW Mantle Solar Farm subject to a Section 106 agreement.

   We are currently reviewing documents ready to issue and will provide further updates when available. 

2. 15 Oct 25

   Mantle Solar Farm Update

   As a result of public and consultee feedback, we have made further updates to the project layout. The revised plan, outlines the newly proposed design including our comprehensive landscape mitigation measures designed to address potential visual impacts. These measures feature new planting of trees and hedgerows, positioned to reduce visibility from nearby properties and roads while enhancing the surrounding environment. We have also incorporated new permissive bridleways to enhance countryside connectivity.

   These changes have been submitted to Charnwood Borough Council and can be found here – Mantle Solar Farm Application

   You can still continue to direct questions to the project team by emailing mantle@exagen.co.uk or using the contact form on our dedicated project page using the link below.

3. 24 Apr 25

   Mantle Solar Farm Planning Application Validated

   Our planning application for Mantle Solar Farm has been submitted to and validated by Charnwood Borough Council.

   Any representations or comments on the application from interested parties should be submitted directly to the council using the online form under the ‘Comments’ section on the application, or in writing (letter or email) to Charnwood Borough Council, Development Management, Southfields Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2TN or development.control@charnwood.gov.uk, quoting the application reference number P/25/0782/2.

   Link to the Application 

4. 4 Apr 25

   Mantle Solar Farm Planning Submission

   We have now submitted a full planning application to Charnwood Borough Council. Once the application has been validated, we will provide full details and links to the application where comments can be submitted.

   You can still continue to direct questions to the project team by emailing mantle@exagen.co.uk or using the contact form on our dedicated project page using the link below.

5. 28 Feb 25

   Post Consultation Amendments

   Following our public consultation event, we are collating all feedback and responses to refine our planned site layout.

   We will ensure to keep the community informed as we make progress and update our plans ahead of a planning submission.

6. 20 Feb 25

   Project Non EIA

   Charnwood Borough Council provided their EIA Screening Opinion following our request which confirms that the development is not considered EIA development and the planning application does not require an Environmental Statement be submitted as part of the planning application.

7. 11 Feb 25

   Online Webinar

   Should you not be able to attend in-person, the project team will host an online webinar, a recording of which will be available using the below link

   6:30pm

   Tuesday 11th February

   bit.ly/Mantle_Webinar

8. 6 Feb 25

   Drop-in Session - Wymeswold War Memorial Village Hall

   Wymeswold War Memorial Village Hall
   Jubilee Room
   LE12 6TY

   This drop-in event will be hosted by our project team to present the project and answer any questions.

   12:00 – 15:00 and 16:00 – 19:00

9. 3 Feb 25

   EIA Screening Submitted

   We have this week submitted our request for an EIA Screening Opinion for our Mantle Solar Farm. The request is submitted to Charnwood Borough Council with the purpose to ask the Council if they feel a future planning application would need to include a full Environmental Impact Assessment, reported in an Environmental Statement. This is an additional requirement for some planning applications under the Town and Country Planning EIA Regulations 2017. We have provided the council with a site boundary and a report setting out why we consider an EIA is not required. The Council will consider the request and provide their opinion within 21 days.

   Despite our view that an EIA is not required we would like to reassure residents that a very comprehensive planning application will be submitted including a Landscape and Visual Appraisal, Heritage Statement, Ecological Impact Assessment, BNG Assessment, Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy, Noise Assessment, Glint and Glare Assessment, Arboricultural Impact Assessment, Transport Statement and Construction Traffic Management Plan. Input from these studies will inform our final design for the solar farm ensuring that environmental effects are comprehensively considered.

   This request is very separate to the main planning application which will follow later. We will update our website again when we do submit our planning application and provide a link to the application page on the Councils portal. It is at that point where local residents can submit representations to the Council about the planning application.

   We are holding a public consultation event on Thursday 6^th February at the Wymeswold War Memorial Village Hall 12-3pm and 4-7pm where the project team would be happy to discuss this further an answer any questions. Alternatively please send any email queries through to mantle@exagen.co.uk.