Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm (49.9 MW solar farm)
Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Lichfield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 November 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 December 2021. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 1 November 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 1 November 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 1 November 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Spring Dev 07 Limited
- Planning authority
- Lichfield
- Planning application reference
- 21/00359/FULM
- Site area
- 62.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Colton Mill Farm And Cawarden Springs Farm Blithbury Road Colton Rugeley Staffordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Lichfield
- Time to decision
- 41 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- Name in REPD
- Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 8813
Who decides
| Applications | Lichfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armitage Road, Armitage | battery storage | 200 | refused | 1.0 |
| Former Rugeley Power Station | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 1.1 |
| Black Flatts Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Moreton Brook Farm, Lea Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Bleak House | wind farm | 6.5 | application withdrawn | 8.2 |
| Lower Farm, Drointon Lane Solar farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Bagot's Park | wind farm | 18.4 | refused | 9.5 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Drointon Lane | solar farm | 49 | application submitted | 9.6 |
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 (52.7622, -1.908).