Albrighton Solar farm (15.8 MW)
Albrighton Solar farm is a 15.8 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 February 2017; the record was last updated on 31 May 2017.
15.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 May 2017record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 14 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 November 2016 | Construction started |
| 28 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Big 60 Million
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/02787/FUL
- Site area
- 29.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The North of Harriotts Hayes Lane, Codsall Wood, Wolverhampton
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5506
Who decides
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albrighton Substation, Beamish Lane | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| County Lane Solar farm | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at The South Of Holyhead Road Albrighton | solar farm | 23 | operational | 2.8 |
| Chillington Estate, Chillington Park | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Land East of Lawn Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.3 |
| Jaguar Land Rover | rooftop solar | 5.8 | operational | 7.5 |
| Lawn Lane, Coven Solar Farm | solar farm | 48 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Pool Hall Farm, Lower Penn | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Wolverhampton West Sub Station | battery storage | 50 | permission expired | 8.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.6395, -2.2507).