Atherstone (14.7 MW solar farm)
Atherstone is a 14.7 MW solar farm project in North Warwickshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 31 July 2015.
14.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 July 2015record last updated
North Warwickshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 14 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 July 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight Solar Fund
- Planning authority
- North Warwickshire
- Planning application reference
- PAP/2014/0483
- Site area
- 32.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land East Of Grendon House Farm Warton Lane Grendon
- Council area (by location)
- North Warwickshire
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2278
Who decides
| Applications | North Warwickshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 23 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copes Rough Wood, Lower House Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Amington Hall Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Camp Farm, Knowle Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Camp Farm, Knowle Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Highfields Farm, Clifton Lane | solar farm | 61.9 | under construction | 9.0 |
| Horiba Mira, Mira Drive | solar farm | 7 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (52.6131, -1.559).