Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane (25.6 MW solar farm)
Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane is a 25.6 MW solar farm project in Nuneaton and Bedworth, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 20 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 17 March 2025.
25.6 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
17 March 2025record last updated
Nuneaton and Bedworthcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 17 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Greenfield Energy Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Rugby
- Planning application reference
- 40703
- Site area
- 27.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane, Coventry
- Council area (by location)
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Name in REPD
- Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 18318
Who decides
| Applications | Rugby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grove | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 1.1 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation, Hawkesbury Hall | battery storage | 98 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 1.8 |
| Lentons Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | refused | 2.3 |
| Lentons Lane | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Lentons Lane, Aldermans Green | solar farm | 25 | refused | 2.7 |
| Mcdonnell Drive, Exhall | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| T Main Road, Ansty | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Newgate Coolliery Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 3.8 |
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 (52.4681, -1.4508).