Renewable energy projects in Stafford
29 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Stafford (REPD, July 2026 extract): 7 pending, 18 approved but not running, 0 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 5 of 20 decided applications (25%; UK 19%), with a median 16 weeks from submission to decision.
29projects in the council area
7awaiting a decision
18approved, not running
25%of decisions refused
How Stafford decides
| Applications | Stafford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Projects in Stafford
Projects of 1 MW and more (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | — | Mar 2024 |
| Lower Farm, Drointon Lane Solar farm & Battery Energy Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Mar 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Hanyards Lane, Tixall Solar Energy Parksolar farm | solar farm | 49.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2023 | granted Jun 2024 | Sep 2025 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Drointon Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 49 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 |
| Wincote Farm, Wincote Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | — | May 2023 |
| Lower Farm, Drointon Lane Solar farm & Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Mar 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Drointon Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 |
| Solar Farm at Leaford Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | — | Jul 2024 |
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 15 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | — | Mar 2024 |
| Newcastle Road, Cotes Heathsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Aspley House Farm, Aspley Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| Knightley Hall Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6 | refusedupdated Feb 2015 | Jun 2014 | refused Jan 2015 | Feb 2015 |
| Malthouse Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Dec 2015 | Jul 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| Tunstall Hall Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Jan 2016 | Sep 2015 | refused Dec 2015 | Jan 2016 |
| Unit DC 1 - Screwfix Directrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.8 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2015 | Sep 2015 | — | Dec 2015 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets at Home Distribution Centre, Stone Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Church Lane, Hixonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022 | Jun 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| Alpha Manufacturing, Pasturefieldsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | May 2022 |
| County Hospital, Weston Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Aston Marina, Lichfield Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Stafford Leisure Centre, Lammascote Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | under constructionupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
| Sainsburys, Chell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Fernhill Farm, Fernhill Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Brooms Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service, Tollgate Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Staffordshire Police Authority, Weston Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Stafford Manor High School, Rising Brookrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Barlastonbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Dec 2021 | granted Oct 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| Grey Friars Waybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | May 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
Postcode districts in Stafford
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST12 | 29 | 4 | 19 | 5 |
| ST15 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| ST16 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| ST17 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| ST18 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| ST20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| ST21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
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 Stafford by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.