Castle Hills Solar Farm (5 MW)
Castle Hills Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Solihull, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 29 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 12 September 2025.
5 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
12 September 2025record last updated
Solihullcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 12 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Castle Hills Solar Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- Solihull
- Planning application reference
- PL/2025/01404/PPFL
- Site area
- 104.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Woodhouse Farm, Catherine De Barnes Lane, Catherine De Barnes, Solihull
- Council area (by location)
- Solihull
- Name in REPD
- Castle Hills Solar Farm - BESS
- REPD reference
- 19476
Recorded together with Solar Panels at Woodhouse Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henwood Lane, Catherine De Barnes | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Holly Lane Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Ryton End, Barston | battery storage | 15 | refused | 4.8 |
| Hill House Farm, Coventry Road | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 8.2 |
| Benton Green Lane | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Broad Lane | solar farm | 8.5 | refused on appeal | 9.2 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 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 (52.429, -1.7439).