Land East of Lawn Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land East of Lawn Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2016; the record was last updated on 18 August 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 August 2016record last updated
South Staffordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- South Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/00648/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land East Of, Lawn Lane, Coven, Wolverhampton
- Council area (by location)
- South Staffordshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5568
Who decides
| Applications | South Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 23 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguar Land Rover | rooftop solar | 5.8 | operational | 0.8 |
| Lawn Lane, Coven Solar Farm | solar farm | 48 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Oaklands Farm, New Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| New Road, Featherstone | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawn | 3.4 |
| Four Ashes, Deepmore Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Upper Latherford Farm, Latherford Lane | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Chillington Estate, Chillington Park | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Bognop Road, Essington Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Bowmans Harbour Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.9 | under construction | 6.2 |
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 (52.6405, -2.1418).