South of Henley Hall (5 MW solar farm)
South of Henley Hall is a 5 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 March 2017; the record was last updated on 2 March 2018.
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operationalstatus in REPD
2 March 2018record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 12 August 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 November 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 8 June 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 June 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 17 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2018
- Operator or applicant
- NESF (formerly Kronos Solar (KS SPV39))
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/01472/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/L3245/W/15/3132946
- Site area
- 13.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Henley Hall, Ludlow Road, Clee Hill
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 62 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5136
Who decides
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrel Lane Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 0.8 |
| Rock Farm Solar Farm | battery storage | 12 | under construction | 1.7 |
| Rock Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 1.7 |
| Whitton Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.6 | refused on appeal | 3.6 |
| Steventon Road | battery storage | 23 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Brick House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (52.3809, -2.6753).