Berrington Farm (30 MW solar farm)
Berrington Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 May 2025.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 May 2025record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 26 March 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 2 May 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Econergy International Limited
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/04355/FUL
- Site area
- 44.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The West Of Berrington
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 135 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Berrington Farm - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 12266
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condover (Green Farm) | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 1.5 |
| Condover Airfield | solar farm | 12.3 | operational | 2.9 |
| Pitchford | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 3.6 |
| Pelham Road, Upton Magna | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Bridge Farm, Uffington | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Haughmond Quarry - Uffington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | refused | 8.3 |
| Church Farm, Withington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Sundorne Grove | solar farm | 20 | operational | 9.0 |
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 (52.6544, -2.7075).