Littywood Farm, Toft Lane (40 MW solar farm)
Littywood Farm, Toft Lane is a 40 MW solar farm project in South Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
40 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
South Staffordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 22 September 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 28 October 2024 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy Services
- Planning authority
- South Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/00936/FUL
- Site area
- 70.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Littywood Farm, Toft Lane, Coppenhall, Stafford
- Council area (by location)
- South Staffordshire
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Littywood Farm, Toft Lane - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 12981
Who decides
| Applications | South Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 23 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levedale Road, Levedale | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Preston Hill Farm, Penkridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Four Ashes, Deepmore Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| King's Street | wind farm | 12 | refused | 8.5 |
| Upper Latherford Farm, Latherford Lane | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
| Hanyards Lane, Tixall Solar Energy Park | solar farm | 49.5 | approved, not built | 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 (52.745, -2.1503).