Solar Farm at Leaford Solar Farm (30 MW)
Solar Farm at Leaford Solar Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in Stafford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 19 June 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 15 July 2024. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 June 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 15 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Planning authority
- Stafford
- Planning application reference
- 24/38719/FUL
- Site area
- 69.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Leaford Solar Farm, Fulford Lane, Blythe Bridge, Stoke on Trent
- Council area (by location)
- Stafford
- Name in REPD
- Leaford Solar Farm, Fulford Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 14358
Who decides
| Applications | Stafford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at New Buildings Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Upper Newton Farm (Blythe House) Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 27.7 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Upper Newton Farm (Blythe House) Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Lower Newton Farm | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 3.1 |
| Blythe House Farm Extension | solar farm | 16.6 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Totmonslow Farm, Upper Tean Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| The Fields Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.0 |
| Draycott Cross Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Land at Heywood Grange | solar farm | 8.4 | operational | 5.2 |
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 (52.9506, -2.0662).