Chillington Estate, Chillington Park (40 MW solar farm)
Chillington Estate, Chillington Park is a 40 MW solar farm project in South Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
40 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
South Staffordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 25 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy Esco Limited
- Planning authority
- South Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/00576/FULM
- Site area
- 65.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Chillington Estate Chillington Park Chillington
- Council area (by location)
- South Staffordshire
- Time to decision
- 88 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Chillington Estate, Chillington Park - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 14087
The scheme also includes 40 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | South Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 23 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albrighton Substation, Beamish Lane | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Albrighton Solar farm | solar farm | 15.8 | operational | 3.8 |
| County Lane Solar farm | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Lawn Lane, Coven Solar Farm | solar farm | 48 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Land East of Lawn Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Jaguar Land Rover | rooftop solar | 5.8 | operational | 5.1 |
| Four Ashes, Deepmore Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at The South Of Holyhead Road Albrighton | solar farm | 23 | operational | 6.5 |
| Oaklands Farm, New Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (52.6587, -2.2034).