Charity Farm (Burlton Solar Farm) (14.4 MW)
Charity Farm (Burlton Solar Farm) is a 14.4 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 2 August 2016; the record was last updated on 21 May 2020.
14.4 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
21 May 2020record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 29 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 May 2016 | Construction started |
| 2 August 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 21 May 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/02537/FUL
- Site area
- 35.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land east of B4397, Charity Farm, Burlton, Shropshire
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 2108
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rednal Airfield, West Felton | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
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 (52.8244, -2.8096).