Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane (25 MW solar farm)
Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane is a 25 MW solar farm project in East Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 13 May 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 2 July 2026.
25 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
2 July 2026record last updated
East Staffordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 2 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Wetmore Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- East Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- P/2026/00480
- Site area
- 33.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South of Claymills Sewage Treatment Works Meadow Lane
- Council area (by location)
- East Staffordshire
- Name in REPD
- Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 15698
Who decides
| Applications | East Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Solney Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.1 | refused | 3.5 |
| Derby Road, Egginton | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Brizlincote Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.8 |
| Rollston on Dove, Marston Lane | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.9 |
| Rolleston Park Farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 4.8 |
| Rolleston Park Farm, Lodge Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 4.8 |
| Park Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.2 |
| Drakelow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Caldwell Road | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
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 (52.8216, -1.6207).