Harborough Fields Farm (27 MW solar farm)
Harborough Fields Farm is a 27 MW solar farm project in Rugby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 29 March 2024; the record was last updated on 12 July 2022.
27 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
12 July 2022record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 June 2020 | Application submitted |
| 29 March 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 March 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 27 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 12 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Warwickshire Solar 1
- Planning authority
- Rugby
- Planning application reference
- R20/0438
- Site area
- 43.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Harborough Fields Farm, Churchover Lane, Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire
- Council area (by location)
- Rugby
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7896
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (permission expired).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransford Bridge | wind farm | 18 | refused | 0.3 |
| Swift Wind Farm (Bransford Bridge) | wind farm | 8 | refused on appeal | 1.1 |
| School Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 2.1 |
| Streetfield Farm | solar farm | 18.3 | operational | 2.2 |
| Swift Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Northfield House Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 3.7 |
| Bungalow Farm, Smeaton Lane | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Bungalow Farm, Smeaton Lane | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Coal Pit Lane, Willey Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | application submitted | 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 (52.4215, -1.2651).