New South Farm, Piper Lane Solar Farm (31.2 MW)
New South Farm, Piper Lane Solar Farm is a 31.2 MW solar farm project in Rotherham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 24 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 January 2025.
31.2 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
24 January 2025record last updated
Rotherhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 31.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Abei Energy Group
- Planning authority
- Rotherham
- Planning application reference
- RB2025/0029
- Site area
- 31.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- New South Farm, Piper Lane, Aston, Sheffield
- Council area (by location)
- Rotherham
- Name in REPD
- New South Farm, Piper Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 15653
The scheme also includes 12 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | Rotherham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land At Penny Hill Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.7 |
| Penny Hill Lane | wind farm | 19.8 | operational | 2.1 |
| Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Nether Moor Field | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 4.5 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Green Lane, Thurcroft | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Moat Lane, Wickersley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
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 (53.3649, -1.2991).