Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49 MW, REPD 9876)
Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49 MW solar farm project in Rotherham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 June 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 November 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 June 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 June 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 August 2022 | Application submitted |
| 13 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 June 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Renewable
- Planning authority
- Rotherham
- Planning application reference
- RB2022/1203
- Site area
- 116.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Common Farm, Todwick Road, Dinnington, Rotherham
- Council area (by location)
- Rotherham
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Common Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9876
Recorded together with Coton Road (3 MW solar farm, approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Rotherham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Land At Penny Hill Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.5 |
| Nether Moor Field | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 3.5 |
| New South Farm, Piper Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 31.2 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Penny Hill Lane | wind farm | 19.8 | operational | 3.5 |
| Green Lane, Thurcroft | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Moat Lane, Wickersley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 4.0 |
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 (53.3722, -1.2474).