Haunton Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Haunton Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Lichfield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 April 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 July 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 7 April 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 7 April 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 November 2020 | Application submitted |
| 7 April 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 April 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Stark Energy
- Planning authority
- Lichfield
- Planning application reference
- 20/01245/FULM
- Site area
- 79.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Main Road
- Council area (by location)
- Lichfield
- Time to decision
- 71 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8181
Who decides
| Applications | Lichfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfields Farm, Clifton Lane | solar farm | 61.9 | under construction | 1.8 |
| Amington Hall Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at W/O Rosliston & E/O Walton on Trent | solar farm | 138 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Drakelow | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 7.9 |
| Fairfields Energy Storage System | battery storage | 1,025 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Barn Farm - Batter Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Shortheath Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
| Mount Road, Castle Gresley | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Caldwell Road | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
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 (52.6904, -1.6551).