Leamington Road, Princethorpe - Ash Tree Solar Photovoltaic Arrays (16.8 MW)
Leamington Road, Princethorpe - Ash Tree Solar Photovoltaic Arrays is a 16.8 MW solar farm project in Rugby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 August 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 December 2025.
16.8 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 December 2025record last updated
Rugbycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 6 August 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 August 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Rugby
- Planning application reference
- R24/0373
- Site area
- 22.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Leamington Road, Princethorpe, Rugby
- Council area (by location)
- Rugby
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- REPD reference
- 16614
Who decides
| Applications | Rugby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ling Hall | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.3 |
| Fosse Way Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | refused | 9.2 |
| Land On The East Side Of Fosse Way | solar farm | 10 | operational | 9.2 |
| Middle Road Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Solar Farm at Fields Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (52.332, -1.4355).