Stockton Court farm (5 MW solar farm)
Stockton Court farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Malvern Hills, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 April 2017, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 September 2019. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 May 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 May 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 13 April 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 24 June 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 5 April 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 April 2017 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 May 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 September 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Power Exchange
- Planning authority
- Malvern Hills
- Planning application reference
- 15/01017/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/J1860/W/16/3149836
- Site area
- 7.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Off, Stockton Road, Stockton-on-Teme, Worcester
- Council area (by location)
- Malvern Hills
- Time to decision
- 86 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5713
Who decides
| Applications | Malvern Hills | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (50%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 0.8 |
| The Waddings, Knighton-On-Teme | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 8.8 |
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 (52.3086, -2.4137).