Solar Farm & Battery Storage at North of South Kilworth Road (49.9 MW)
Solar Farm & Battery Storage at North of South Kilworth Road is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 August 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
11 August 2025record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 11 October 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 October 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Welford Solar Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- 2024/0649/MAF
- Site area
- 77.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North of South Kilworth Road
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Welford Solar Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 19218
The scheme also includes 67 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Park Facility & Battery Storage | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Swinford Wind Farm | solar farm | 20 | under construction | 5.0 |
| Swinford Wind Farm | wind farm | 22 | operational | 5.0 |
| Lilbourne Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 5.8 |
| Theddingworth solar farm | solar farm | 30 | application withdrawn | 6.5 |
| Yelvertoft Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 6.5 |
| Winwick | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 6.7 |
| Crick Road | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 7.5 |
| Northfield House Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (52.4222, -1.0947).