Land at Heywood Grange (8.4 MW solar farm)
Land at Heywood Grange is an 8.4 MW solar farm project in Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 October 2016; the record was last updated on 23 December 2016.
8.4 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 December 2016record last updated
Staffordshire Moorlandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 October 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 December 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sovereign Partners
- Planning authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Planning application reference
- SMD/2015/0088
- Site area
- 13.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Heywood Grange, Tickhill Lane, Dilhorne, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5015
Who decides
| Applications | Staffordshire Moorlands | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leek Road, Werrington | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| The Fields Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.7 |
| Draycott Cross Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Armshead Farm, Armshead Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Cellarhead Substation, Rownall Road | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Solar Farm at Leaford Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Cellarhead Substation, Rownall Road Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Adj New House Farm, Luzlow Lane | battery storage | 99 | refused | 5.5 |
| Newfields Farm, Rownall Road | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
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 (52.997, -2.0604).