Honiley Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage (23.1 MW)
Honiley Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 23.1 MW solar farm project in Warwick, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 23 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 August 2025.
23.1 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 August 2025record last updated
Warwickcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 6 November 2023 | Secretary of State intervened |
| 23 July 2024 | Secretary of State granted |
| 23 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 23.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Green Holdings Limited
- Planning authority
- Warwick
- Planning application reference
- W/22/1577
- Site area
- 56.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Honiley Road,(A4177), Honiley, Kenilworth
- Council area (by location)
- Warwick
- Name in REPD
- Honiley Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12390
The scheme also includes 57 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Warwick | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (40%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Green Farm | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Little Beanit Farm, Balsall Common | battery storage | 200 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Nailcote Farm | solar farm | 18 | refused | 4.6 |
| Banner Hill Farm, Banner Hill & Rouncil Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 5.0 |
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 (52.361, -1.6565).