Hayford Farm (8.9 MW solar farm)
Hayford Farm is an 8.9 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 September 2014; the record was last updated on 2 September 2015.
8.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 September 2015record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 September 2012 | Application submitted |
| 20 December 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2014 | Construction started |
| 10 September 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- WS Systems Ltd
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 12/03725/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Westbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1348
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayford Farm - extension | solar farm | 8.2 | operational | 0.3 |
| Bath Mews, Minsterley | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
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 (52.6895, -2.9445).