Lentons Lane Solar Farm (30 MW)
Lentons Lane Solar Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in Coventry, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 21 March 2024; the record was last updated on 2 April 2024.
30 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 April 2024record last updated
Coventrycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 21 March 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Coventry City Council
- Planning authority
- Coventry
- Planning application reference
- PL/2023/0001062/FULM
- Site area
- 51.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Lentons Lane, Coventry
- Council area (by location)
- Coventry
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- REPD reference
- 13503
Who decides
| Applications | Coventry | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lentons Lane, Aldermans Green | solar farm | 25 | refused | 0.7 |
| Lentons Lane | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grove | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 1.3 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation, Hawkesbury Hall | battery storage | 98 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 1.5 |
| T Main Road, Ansty | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane | solar farm | 25.6 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Mcdonnell Drive, Exhall | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Newgate Coolliery Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 5.3 |
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 (52.4474, -1.4454).