Renewable energy projects in Lichfield
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Lichfield (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 9 approved but not running, 2 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 2 of 13 decided applications (15%; UK 19%), with a median 25 weeks from submission to decision.
17projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
15%of decisions refused
How Lichfield decides
| Applications | Lichfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Lichfield
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armitage Road, Armitagebattery storage | battery storage | 200 | refusedupdated Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 | refused Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Lions Den, Hammerwichbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application submittedupdated Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Highfields Farm, Clifton Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 61.9 | under constructionupdated Jul 2026 | Jan 2022 | granted Jul 2023 | Jul 2026 |
| Haunton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2020 | granted Apr 2022 | Jul 2025 |
| Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Black Flatts Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted May 2022 | Oct 2021 |
| Parchfields Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.7 | abandonedupdated Sep 2018 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Sep 2018 |
| Huddlesford Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Jul 2018 | Jun 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Jul 2018 |
| Park Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Jul 2018 | Jun 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Jul 2018 |
| Hogs Hillwind farm | wind farm | 1 | refusedupdated May 2013 | Jun 2012 | refused Apr 2013 | May 2013 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Rubbermaid, Halifax Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Little Aston Hospital, Little Aston Hall Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Wood End Lane, Fradley - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — |
| Steel Processing Midlands, Burntwood Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| The Food Warehouse by Icelandrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| David Lloyd Clubs, Birmingham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
Postcode districts in Lichfield
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 Lichfield by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.