Rollston on Dove, Marston Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Rollston on Dove, Marston Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in East Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 17 September 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
17 September 2018record last updated
East Staffordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 December 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 17 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Lark Energy
- Planning authority
- East Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- P/2015/01064
- Address (REPD)
- Land East Of, Marston Lane, Rolleston-on-Dove, Burton-On-Trent
- Council area (by location)
- East Staffordshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5804
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoon Hay Manor, Hatton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Derby Road, Egginton | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Rolleston Park Farm, Lodge Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 3.2 |
| Rolleston Park Farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 3.2 |
| Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Hawthorn Farm | solar farm | 10 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Solar Farm at Toyota Manufacturing Uk | rooftop solar | 16 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Newton Solney Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.1 | refused | 6.5 |
| Aston House Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | operational | 7.3 |
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 (52.8542, -1.6441).