Copes Rough Wood, Lower House Lane Solar Farm (5 MW)
Copes Rough Wood, Lower House Lane Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Warwickshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 September 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2026.
5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 February 2026record last updated
North Warwickshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 8 September 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Fields Form Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- North Warwickshire
- Planning application reference
- PAP/2022/0374
- Site area
- 10.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Copes Rough Wood, Lower House Lane
- Council area (by location)
- North Warwickshire
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Copes Rough Wood, Lower House Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12178
Who decides
| Applications | North Warwickshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 23 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Farm, Knowle Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Camp Farm, Knowle Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Atherstone | solar farm | 14.7 | operational | 5.3 |
| Marston Sewerage Pumping Station, Bodymoor Heath Lane | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Amington Hall Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Marston Fields Farm, Kingsbury Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Hams Hall, Hams Lane | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Hams Hall | battery storage | 400 | under construction | 8.3 |
| Land South of Pogmore Spinney | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (52.5848, -1.6221).