Camp Farm, Knowle Hill Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Camp Farm, Knowle Hill Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Warwickshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 August 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 September 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 September 2025record last updated
North Warwickshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 18 August 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 August 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ampyr Solar Europe
- Planning authority
- North Warwickshire
- Planning application reference
- PAP/2024/0586
- Site area
- 75.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- 400 Metres W/O Camp Farm, Knowle Hill, Hurley, Atherstone
- Council area (by location)
- North Warwickshire
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Camp Farm, Knowle Hill - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17961
Recorded together with Camp Farm, Knowle Hill (50 MW battery storage, approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marston Sewerage Pumping Station, Bodymoor Heath Lane | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Marston Fields Farm, Kingsbury Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Hams Hall, Hams Lane | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Copes Rough Wood, Lower House Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Hams Hall | battery storage | 400 | under construction | 4.9 |
| Lichfield Road, Watton Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Wishaw Lane, Sutton Coldfield | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Land South of Pogmore Spinney | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (52.5585, -1.654).