Salford Lodge (5 MW solar farm)
Salford Lodge is a 5 MW solar farm project in Stratford-on-Avon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 August 2015; the record was last updated on 15 June 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 June 2016record last updated
Stratford-on-Avoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2015 | Construction started |
| 1 August 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- AR Partners
- Planning authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Planning application reference
- 14/02463/FUL
- Site area
- 11.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Salford Lodge Pitchill Evesham
- Council area (by location)
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4850
Who decides
| Applications | Stratford-on-Avon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenchwick | wind farm | 11.5 | refused | 3.5 |
| Bishampton Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 4.9 |
| Rotherdale Farm (3rd Phase) | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.0 |
| Rotherdale Farm - extension | solar farm | 9 | operational | 7.0 |
| Littleton Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 7.1 |
| Rotherdale Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.9 |
| Mount Farm | solar farm | 22 | operational | 9.5 |
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 (52.1567, -1.9314).