Pilton Village, Luffenham Lane - Staveley Solar Array (49.9 MW)
Pilton Village, Luffenham Lane - Staveley Solar Array is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Rutland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 February 2026record last updated
Rutlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 March 2024 | Application submitted |
| 27 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Bluestone Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Rutland
- Planning application reference
- 2024/0300/MAF
- Site area
- 80.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South Of Pilton Village Luffenham Lane Pilton
- Council area (by location)
- Rutland
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 12827
Who decides
| Applications | Rutland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketton solar farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 6.9 |
| Exton Lane, Burley Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.2 |
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 (52.6158, -0.6498).