Elms Farm - Hinckley Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Elms Farm - Hinckley Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Rugby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 March 2024. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 22 November 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 22 November 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 22 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 November 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon UK Solar Investment Co Limited
- Planning authority
- Rugby
- Planning application reference
- R21/0622
- Site area
- 84.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Elms Farm, Watling Street, Hinckley
- Council area (by location)
- Rugby
- Time to decision
- 76 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 8508
The scheme also includes 49.9 MW of solar farm, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Rugby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Bridge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Weddington Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Lychgate Lane, Aston Flamville Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | under construction | 5.0 |
| Horiba Mira, Mira Drive | solar farm | 7 | operational | 5.4 |
| Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane | solar farm | 25.6 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Kirkby Road | solar farm | 23.5 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Hangmans Hall Farm | solar farm | 35 | refused | 7.5 |
| Coal Pit Lane, Willey Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | application submitted | 7.9 |
| Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grove | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 8.3 |
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 (52.5249, -1.3976).