Hanyards Lane, Tixall Solar Energy Park (49.5 MW)
Hanyards Lane, Tixall Solar Energy Park is a 49.5 MW solar farm project in Stafford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 June 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 September 2025.
49.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 September 2025record last updated
Staffordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 June 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- Stafford
- Planning application reference
- 23/37621/FUL
- Site area
- 62.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Hanyards Lane Tixall
- Council area (by location)
- Stafford
- Time to decision
- 55 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hanyards Lane, Tixall - Solar Energy Park
- REPD reference
- 13140
Who decides
| Applications | Stafford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Farm, Drointon Lane Solar farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Drointon Lane | solar farm | 49 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Moreton Brook Farm, Lea Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Littywood Farm, Toft Lane | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 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 (52.8136, -2.0586).