Solar Farm at New Buildings Solar Farm (40 MW)
Solar Farm at New Buildings Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 September 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 6 November 2025.
40 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
6 November 2025record last updated
Staffordshire Moorlandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 6 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- New Buildings Solar Farm Limited
- Planning authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Planning application reference
- SMD/2025/0388
- Site area
- 102.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- New Buildings Solar Farm, Sandon Road, Hilderstone
- Council area (by location)
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Name in REPD
- New Buildings Solar Farm, Sandon Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12252
Who decides
| Applications | Staffordshire Moorlands | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at Leaford Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Upper Newton Farm (Blythe House) Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Upper Newton Farm (Blythe House) Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 27.7 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Lower Newton Farm | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Blythe House Farm Extension | solar farm | 16.6 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Upper Leigh | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Totmonslow Farm, Upper Tean Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Upper Leigh Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Tean Leys Farm, Tean Leys | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 4.7 |
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 (52.9313, -2.0552).