Fosse Way Solar Farm (50 MW)
Fosse Way Solar Farm is a 50 MW solar farm project in Warwick, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 22 May 2025; the record was last updated on 15 July 2025.
50 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
15 July 2025record last updated
Warwickcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 22 May 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 15 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Staffordshire Solar 1 Limited
- Planning authority
- Warwick
- Planning application reference
- W/24/1404
- Site area
- 86.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Fosse Way, Se/O Radford Semele, Leamington Spa
- Council area (by location)
- Warwick
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Fosse Way - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17429
Who decides
| Applications | Warwick | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (40%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land On The East Side Of Fosse Way | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.4 |
| Middle Road Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Ashorne Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Eastfields Farm, Deppers Bridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 34.8 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Solar Farm at Fields Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Deppers Bridge | solar | 9 | refused | 5.3 |
| The Elms | solar farm | 10.4 | operational | 5.3 |
| Dadglow Farm, Bishops Itchington | battery storage | 20 | refused | 6.0 |
| Starbold Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
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 (52.255, -1.4861).