Solar, wind and battery projects near Leamington Spa (CV31)
42 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CV31 (Warwick): 23 approved but not yet running, 8 operational. The largest live scheme is Middle Road Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage (50 MW solar farm, approved on 18 August 2023, not yet built), 4.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CV31
Projects of 1 MW and more (22)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolseley National Distribution Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2 | operationalupdated Apr 2014 | — | — | Apr 2014 | Warwick | 0.9 |
| Fosse Way Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 50 | refusedupdated Jul 2025 | Oct 2024 | refused May 2025 | Jul 2025 | Warwick | 3.6 |
| Brickyard Barnsolar farm | solar farm | 4.1 | operationalupdated Nov 2014 | Nov 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Nov 2014 | Warwick | 3.7 |
| Land On The East Side Of Fosse Waysolar farm | solar farm | 10 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Apr 2017 | Warwick | 4.0 |
| Middle Road Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | May 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Stratford-on-Avon | 4.4 |
| Tollgate Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.3 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Aug 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Aug 2016 | Warwick | 5.0 |
| Ashorne Hill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | Sep 2021 | granted Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 | Stratford-on-Avon | 5.3 |
| Sherbourne Warwick Solar (Hampton Lodge)solar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | May 2022 | granted Sep 2023 | Feb 2026 | Warwick | 7.4 |
| Banner Hill Farm, Banner Hill & Rouncil Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | refusedupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | refused Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Warwick | 7.9 |
| Newbold Pacey Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 28.7 | operationalupdated Jan 2025 | Feb 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jan 2025 | Stratford-on-Avon | 7.9 |
| Eastfields Farm, Deppers Bridge Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 34.8 | under constructionupdated May 2024 | Jul 2021 | granted Aug 2021 | May 2024 | Stratford-on-Avon | 8.1 |
| Bascote Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.6 | permission expiredupdated Dec 2019 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2016 | Dec 2019 | Stratford-on-Avon | 8.5 |
| Leamington Road, Princethorpe - Ash Tree Solar Photovoltaic Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 16.8 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | May 2024 | granted Aug 2025 | Dec 2025 | Rugby | 8.5 |
| Sherbourne Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 | Stratford-on-Avon | 8.5 |
| Solar Farm at Fields Farm (Phase 1)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Sep 2016 | Mar 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Sep 2016 | Stratford-on-Avon | 8.6 |
| Solar Farm at Fields Farm (Phase 2)solar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | abandonedupdated Nov 2016 | Mar 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Nov 2016 | Stratford-on-Avon | 8.6 |
| Deppers Bridgesolar | solar | 9 | refusedupdated Jun 2014 | Oct 2013 | refused Apr 2014 | Jun 2014 | Stratford-on-Avon | 8.9 |
| The Elmssolar farm | solar farm | 10.4 | operationalupdated Jul 2015 | Sep 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Jul 2015 | Stratford-on-Avon | 8.9 |
| Moreton Morrellsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 | Stratford-on-Avon | 8.9 |
| Dadglow Farm, Bishops Itchingtonbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | refusedupdated May 2025 | Oct 2024 | refused Feb 2025 | May 2025 | Stratford-on-Avon | 9.6 |
| Banbury Road, Gaydonsolar farm | solar farm | 18 | operationalupdated Aug 2025 | Nov 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Aug 2025 | Stratford-on-Avon | 9.6 |
| Aston Martin Lagonda, Banbury Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 5.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Stratford-on-Avon | 9.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (20)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 12, Sydenham Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | Warwick | 0.3 |
| Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre, Newbold Terrace Eastrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 | Warwick | 1.4 |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, Tachbrook Park Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 | Warwick | 1.6 |
| Barnwell Poultry Farm, Harbury Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | Warwick | 2.4 |
| Fosse Waybattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated Jul 2025 | Oct 2024 | refused May 2025 | Jul 2025 | Warwick | 3.6 |
| Leisure Centre, St Nicholas Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Jan 2026 | Warwick | 3.8 |
| Radford Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | abandonedupdated Mar 2019 | Jun 2017 | — | Mar 2019 | Warwick | 3.8 |
| Middle Road Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | May 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Stratford-on-Avon | 4.4 |
| Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Apr 2026 | Oct 2025 | refused Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 | Warwick | 4.4 |
| The Warwickshire Golf and Country Club, Warwick Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | refusedupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | refused Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | Warwick | 5.1 |
| Guide Dogs National Breeding Centre, Banbury Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Jan 2024 | Warwick | 5.3 |
| Ashorne Hill Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2025 | Sep 2021 | granted Aug 2022 | May 2025 | Stratford-on-Avon | 5.3 |
| Sodick Europe Limited, Agincourt Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 | Warwick | 5.9 |
| Lower Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | under constructionupdated Dec 2019 | Oct 2018 | granted Oct 2020 | Dec 2019 | Stratford-on-Avon | 7.6 |
| Eastfields Farm, Harburybattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated May 2024 | Jul 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | May 2024 | Stratford-on-Avon | 7.8 |
| Castle Farm Recreation Ground, Fishponds Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 | Warwick | 8.1 |
| Bishops Bowl Fisherybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | Stratford-on-Avon | 8.4 |
| Sherbourne Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 | Stratford-on-Avon | 8.5 |
| Gaydon Road, Bishops Itchingtonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | Stratford-on-Avon | 9.7 |
| Jaguar Land Rover Kingsway Batterybattery storage | battery storage | — | permission expiredupdated May 2020 | Dec 2015 | — | May 2020 | Stratford-on-Avon | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the CV31 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 18 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 217 |
| Rooftop solar | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 |
| Solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Warwick decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Warwick | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (40%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Is the status up to date?
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. Near CV31, 2 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.