Hill Farm Solar Park (20 MW)
Hill Farm Solar Park is a 20 MW solar farm project in Blaby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 19 November 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 23 December 2021. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 November 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 23 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Hill Farm Solar Ltd
- Planning authority
- Blaby
- Planning application reference
- 21/1386/FUL
- Site area
- 36.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hill Farm, Earl Shilton Road, Thurlaston
- Council area (by location)
- Blaby
- Name in REPD
- Hill Farm - Solar Park
- REPD reference
- 10161
Who decides
| Applications | Blaby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normanton Energy Reserve | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Hinckley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Desford Road, Thurlaston | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Enderby Storage, Redcomb Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 3.4 |
| National Grid Enderby Substation | battery storage | 57 | operational | 3.9 |
| Kirkby Road | solar farm | 23.5 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Desford Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Lindridge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm (Newbold Verdon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.8 |
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 (52.59, -1.2719).