Hadley Solar Farm (6.6 MW)
Hadley Solar Farm is a 6.6 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 December 2015; the record was last updated on 22 December 2015.
6.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
22 December 2015record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 6 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 16 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/02914/FUL
- Site area
- 14.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hadley Farm Wrexham Road Whitchurch Shropshire
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1990
Who decides
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubney Farm | solar farm | 40 | operational | 1.7 |
| Fields Farm (Agden) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Twemlows | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.0 |
| Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Hurst Hall | solar farm | 13.3 | refused on appeal | 7.9 |
| Combermere Abbey | solar farm | 14 | operational | 9.6 |
| Royals Wood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.8 |
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 (52.9609, -2.7241).