Foxwalks Farm, Grafton Lane Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Foxwalks Farm, Grafton Lane Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Bromsgrove, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 February 2026record last updated
Bromsgrovecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 18 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Spring Dev 10 Limited
- Planning authority
- Bromsgrove
- Planning application reference
- 23/00896/FUL
- Site area
- 40.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Foxwalks Farm Grafton Lane
- Council area (by location)
- Bromsgrove
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Foxwalks Farm, Grafton Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 14914
Who decides
Bromsgrove has 7 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rectory Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | refused on appeal | 0.7 |
| Land at Rectory Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | application withdrawn | 1.1 |
| Rectory Farm, Rectory Lane | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Foxwalks Solar Farm - Extension | solar farm | 13 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Fibden Farm, Hampton Lovett | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Fibden Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 8.0 |
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 8.0 |
| Norchard Farm | solar farm | 8.8 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (52.3217, -2.0974).