Broad Lane (8.5 MW solar farm)
Broad Lane is an 8.5 MW solar farm project in Coventry, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 1 March 2017; the record was last updated on 29 March 2017.
8.5 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
29 March 2017record last updated
Coventrycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 8 February 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 13 September 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 1 March 2017 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 29 March 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Earthworm Energy
- Planning authority
- Solihull
- Planning application reference
- PL/2015/51636/PPFL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Q4625/W/16/3155025
- Site area
- 13.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hawkshurst Moor Farm, Broad Lane, Coventry
- Council area (by location)
- Coventry
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5843
Who decides
| Applications | Solihull | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill House Farm, Coventry Road | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 1.1 |
| Benton Green Lane | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Tanners Lane | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Nailcote Farm | solar farm | 18 | refused | 2.5 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.3 |
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 (52.4156, -1.6107).