Moreton Brook Farm, Lea Lane Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Moreton Brook Farm, Lea Lane Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in East Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 February 2026record last updated
East Staffordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 November 2024 | Application submitted |
| 25 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Aura Power Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- East Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- P/2024/0569/SOL
- Site area
- 63.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Newton Farm Lea Lane Newton
- Council area (by location)
- East Staffordshire
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Moreton Brook Farm, Lea Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17591
Who decides
| Applications | East Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Farm, Drointon Lane Solar farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Drointon Lane | solar farm | 49 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Bagot's Park | wind farm | 18.4 | refused | 5.2 |
| Black Flatts Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Former Rugeley Power Station | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 7.7 |
| Hanyards Lane, Tixall Solar Energy Park | solar farm | 49.5 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Spring Farm (wind) | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 8.1 |
| Armitage Road, Armitage | battery storage | 200 | refused | 8.3 |
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 (52.8248, -1.9447).