Rolleston Park Farm, Lodge Hill Solar Farm (12 MW)
Rolleston Park Farm, Lodge Hill Solar Farm is a 12 MW solar farm project in East Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 June 2026; the record was last updated on 9 July 2026.
12 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
9 July 2026record last updated
East Staffordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 April 2023 | Application submitted |
| 3 November 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2025 | Construction started |
| 1 June 2026 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 9 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Push Generation & Supply Limited
- Planning authority
- East Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- P/2023/00296
- Site area
- 19.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Rolleston Park Farm Lodge Hill Tutbury
- Council area (by location)
- East Staffordshire
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Rolleston Park Farm, Lodge Hill - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13636
Who decides
| Applications | East Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolleston Park Farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | <0.1 |
| Hoon Hay Manor, Hatton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Rollston on Dove, Marston Lane | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.2 |
| Hawthorn Farm | solar farm | 10 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Derby Road, Egginton | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Aston House Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | operational | 6.1 |
| Morton House (Marchington) | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 7.2 |
| Land of Green Lane | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (52.8397, -1.6854).