Newcastle Road, Cotes Heath (15 MW solar farm)
Newcastle Road, Cotes Heath is a 15 MW solar farm project in Stafford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 31 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 5 September 2025.
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 5 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ampyr Solar Europe
- Planning authority
- Stafford
- Planning application reference
- 25/40876/FUL
- Site area
- 28.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Newcastle Road, Cotes Heath, Stafford
- Council area (by location)
- Stafford
- Name in REPD
- Newcastle Road, Cotes Heath - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 17617
Who decides
| Applications | Stafford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspley House Farm, Aspley Lane | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Malthouse Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.0 |
| Maer Hills Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | abandoned | 7.5 |
| Wincote Farm, Wincote Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30.2 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Tunstall Hall Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.7 |
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 (52.9116, -2.2492).