Renewable energy projects in East Staffordshire
27 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in East Staffordshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 4 pending, 10 approved but not running, 9 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 1 of 21 decided applications (5%; UK 19%), with a median 12 weeks from submission to decision.
27projects in the council area
4awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
5%of decisions refused
How East Staffordshire decides
| Applications | East Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in East Staffordshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (17)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreton Brook Farm, Lea Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 25 | application submittedupdated Jul 2026 | May 2026 | — | Jul 2026 |
| Upper Leighbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Rolleston Park Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operationalupdated Oct 2015 | Jul 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Oct 2015 |
| Bagot's Parkwind farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refusedupdated Apr 2011 | Oct 2007 | refused Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| Rolleston Park Farm, Lodge Hill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12 | operationalupdated Jul 2026 | Apr 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Jul 2026 |
| Solar farm at land at The Willows, Uttoxetersolar farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | Apr 2015 | granted Jul 2015 | Apr 2017 |
| Morton House (Marchington)solar farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operationalupdated Sep 2016 | Apr 2015 | granted Jul 2015 | Sep 2016 |
| Spring Farm (wind)wind farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2008 | — | — | Dec 2008 |
| Land of Green Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5.8 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Apr 2017 |
| Woodhouse Fields Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2018 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jul 2018 |
| Holtwood Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Aug 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | May 2016 |
| Rollston on Dove, Marston Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Sep 2018 | Sep 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Sep 2018 |
| Marchington Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.3 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Aug 2016 |
| Marchington Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 4.2 | abandonedupdated Dec 2015 | Jan 2011 | granted Aug 2013 | Dec 2015 |
| Blakenhall Park Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.8 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Apr 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Mar 2016 |
| Pirelli Limited, Derby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Way, Branstonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | May 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| Hilton, St Georges Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Meadowside Leisure Centre, High Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | — | Jan 2025 |
| Uttoxeter Leisure Centre, Oldfields Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Lanxess, Lichfield Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | — | Mar 2023 |
| Centrum East Retail Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| Velis Kebab, Hawkins Lane - Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Burton Enterprise Park, Hawkins Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Stretton Business Park, Brunel Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Queens Hospital Burton, Belvedere Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Postcode districts in East Staffordshire
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to East Staffordshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.