Holly Lane Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage (25 MW)
Holly Lane Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 25 MW solar farm project in Solihull, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 January 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 February 2026.
25 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 February 2026record last updated
Solihullcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 23 April 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 1 July 2024 | Appeal lodged |
| 30 January 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 January 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 30 January 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen
- Planning authority
- Solihull
- Planning application reference
- PL/2023/01952/PPFL
- Appeal reference
- AP/2024/00027/REF
- Site area
- 47.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Holly Lane Energy Park
- Council area (by location)
- Solihull
- Time to decision
- 71 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Holly Lane Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13694
The scheme also includes 75 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Solihull | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hills Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Solar Panels at Woodhouse Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Lichfield Road, Watton Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Henwood Lane, Catherine De Barnes | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Maybrook Road Battery facility | battery storage | 13.1 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Wishaw Lane, Sutton Coldfield | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Hams Hall | battery storage | 400 | under construction | 7.8 |
| Ryton End, Barston | battery storage | 15 | refused | 8.8 |
| Hams Hall, Hams Lane | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (52.4706, -1.7554).