Rolleston Park Farm (18.7 MW solar farm)
Rolleston Park Farm is an 18.7 MW solar farm project in East Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 5 October 2015.
18.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 October 2015record last updated
East Staffordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 10 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 October 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Push Energy
- Planning authority
- East Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- P/2014/00830
- Site area
- 19.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Rolleston Park Farm, Lodge Hill, Tutbury
- Council area (by location)
- East Staffordshire
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2196
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, Lodge Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | 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).