Land of Green Lane (5.8 MW solar farm)
Land of Green Lane is a 5.8 MW solar farm project in East Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 20 April 2017.
5.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 April 2017record last updated
East Staffordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 23 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- TGC Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- P/2015/00791
- Site area
- 12.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At, Green Lane, Marchington, Uttoxeter
- Council area (by location)
- East Staffordshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5424
Who decides
| Applications | East Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton House (Marchington) | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 0.4 |
| Holtwood Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.3 |
| Aston House Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | operational | 2.6 |
| Twin Oaks Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.3 |
| Solar farm at land at The Willows, Uttoxeter | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 4.6 |
| Hawthorn Farm | solar farm | 10 | under construction | 4.9 |
| Bagot's Park | wind farm | 18.4 | refused | 7.2 |
| Rolleston Park Farm, Lodge Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 7.6 |
| Rolleston Park Farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (52.8755, -1.781).