Haughmond Quarry - Uffington Solar Farm (25 MW)
Haughmond Quarry - Uffington Solar Farm is a 25 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 7 June 2024; the record was last updated on 13 June 2024.
25 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
13 June 2024record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 March 2024 | Application submitted |
| 7 June 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 13 June 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Opdenergy UK 10 Limited
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/00724/FUL
- Site area
- 25.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O B5062 W/O Haughmond Quarry, Shrewsbury
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Haughmond Quarry - Uffington Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 16128
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundorne Grove | solar farm | 20 | operational | 1.6 |
| Bridge Farm, Uffington | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Myttons Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Pelham Road, Upton Magna | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Church Farm, Withington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| High Ercall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
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 (52.7277, -2.6881).