Henley Solar Farm (6.5 MW, REPD 1997)
Henley Solar Farm is a 6.5 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 27 October 2014; the record was last updated on 6 November 2014.
6.5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 November 2014record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 27 October 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 November 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Henley Solar Farm
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/02807/FUL
- Site area
- 22.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North of Henley Common, Henley Lane, Acton Scott, Church Stretton, Shropshire
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henley Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 0.6 |
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 (52.491, -2.8015).