Drayton Manor Farm (25 MW solar farm)
Drayton Manor Farm is a 25 MW solar farm project in Stratford-on-Avon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 March 2016; the record was last updated on 23 August 2017.
25 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 August 2017record last updated
Stratford-on-Avoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 8 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 23 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Planning application reference
- 15/00326/FUL
- Site area
- 96.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Drayton Manor Farm, Alcester Road, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire
- Council area (by location)
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5020
Who decides
| Applications | Stratford-on-Avon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton Manor Farm, Alcester Road Solar Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 32 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Atherstone Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Land at Radbrook Pastures | solar farm | 20.7 | permission expired | 9.0 |
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 (52.2003, -1.7751).