Lentons Lane (25 MW solar farm)
Lentons Lane is a 25 MW solar farm project in Coventry, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 January 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 May 2026.
25 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
12 May 2026record last updated
Coventrycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 October 2025 | Application submitted |
| 9 January 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 January 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Eon UK Plc
- Planning authority
- Coventry
- Planning application reference
- PL/2025/0001922/FULM
- Site area
- 51.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Se/O Shilton Lane & South & Se/O Lentons Lane, Coventry
- Council area (by location)
- Coventry
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lentons Lane - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 19794
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 | 0.1 |
| Lentons Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | refused | 0.7 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation, Hawkesbury Hall | battery storage | 98 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 1.3 |
| Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grove | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 1.5 |
| Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane | solar farm | 25.6 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| T Main Road, Ansty | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Mcdonnell Drive, Exhall | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Newgate Coolliery Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 5.0 |
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 (52.4446, -1.4541).