Soars Lodge Farm, Foston Lane Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Soars Lodge Farm, Foston Lane Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Blaby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 March 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 May 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
12 May 2026record last updated
Blabycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 20 March 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 March 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Soars Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Blaby
- Planning application reference
- 24/0734/FUL
- Site area
- 81.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Soars Lodge Farm, Foston Lane, Foston, Leicester
- Council area (by location)
- Blaby
- Time to decision
- 73 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Soars Lodge Farm, Foston Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12395
Who decides
| Applications | Blaby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Spinney Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 6.8 |
| National Grid Enderby Substation | battery storage | 57 | operational | 9.1 |
| Enderby Storage, Redcomb Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (52.5479, -1.1115).