Park Lane, Astley Solar PV Farm (30 MW)
Park Lane, Astley Solar PV Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in North Warwickshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 July 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 June 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 30 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 30 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 28 July 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 September 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Tor Energy Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- North Warwickshire
- Planning application reference
- PAP/2021/0651
- Site area
- 40.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Park Lane Farm, Park Lane, Astley, Nuneaton
- Council area (by location)
- North Warwickshire
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Park Lane, Astley - Solar PV Farm
- REPD reference
- 10183
Who decides
| Applications | North Warwickshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 23 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land South of Pogmore Spinney | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.5 |
| Vauls Farm, Astley Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Corley Smorral Lane - Photovoltaic Solar Arrays | solar farm | 16.5 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Park House Farm, Meriden Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 47.7 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Newgate Coolliery Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Mcdonnell Drive, Exhall | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Weddington Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 8.2 |
| Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane | solar farm | 25.6 | application submitted | 8.2 |
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 (52.4991, -1.5614).