Rushmoor Lane Farm (Cheshire Coppice) (5 MW solar farm)
Rushmoor Lane Farm (Cheshire Coppice) is a 5 MW solar farm project in Telford and Wrekin, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 January 2016; the record was last updated on 5 February 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 February 2016record last updated
Telford and Wrekincouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 13 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 28 January 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 38/ Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Planning application reference
- TWC/2015/0560
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of, Rushmoor Lane, Bratton, Telford
- Council area (by location)
- Telford and Wrekin
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5465
Who decides
| Applications | Telford and Wrekin | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 3.0 |
| High Ercall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Church Farm, Withington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Steeraway Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 5.6 |
| New Works Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Myttons Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Pelham Road, Upton Magna | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Twitch Hill, Cheswell Grange Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 8.6 |
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 (52.7272, -2.5528).