Land South of Pogmore Spinney (5 MW solar farm)
Land South of Pogmore Spinney is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Warwickshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2017; the record was last updated on 16 May 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 May 2017record last updated
North Warwickshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Murex Energy
- Planning authority
- North Warwickshire
- Planning application reference
- PAP/2015/0459
- Site area
- 5.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South of Pogmore Spinney, Merevale Lane, Atherstone, Warwickshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Warwickshire
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5391
Who decides
| Applications | North Warwickshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 23 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Lane, Astley Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Park House Farm, Meriden Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 47.7 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Corley Smorral Lane - Photovoltaic Solar Arrays | solar farm | 16.5 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Vauls Farm, Astley Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Newgate Coolliery Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Camp Farm, Knowle Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Camp Farm, Knowle Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Mcdonnell Drive, Exhall | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Hams Hall, Hams Lane | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (52.4985, -1.5989).