Myttons Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Myttons Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Telford and Wrekin, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 March 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 January 2021. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 15 March 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 15 March 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 October 2020 | Application submitted |
| 15 March 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 March 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 January 2021
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Planning application reference
- TWC/2020/0851
- Site area
- 123.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land N/O Roden Lane Farm
- Council area (by location)
- Telford and Wrekin
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 8225
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Telford and Wrekin | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haughmond Quarry - Uffington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | refused | 3.4 |
| Sundorne Grove | solar farm | 20 | operational | 4.0 |
| Church Farm, Withington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| High Ercall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Bridge Farm, Uffington | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Pelham Road, Upton Magna | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Rushmoor Lane Farm (Cheshire Coppice) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
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 (52.75, -2.6534).