Streetfield Farm (18.3 MW solar farm)
Streetfield Farm is an 18.3 MW solar farm project in Rugby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2022; the record was last updated on 15 February 2023.
18.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 February 2023record last updated
Rugbycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 February 2019 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 February 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource BP
- Planning authority
- Rugby
- Planning application reference
- R19/0259
- Site area
- 34.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Streetfields Farm, Land West of Watling Street, South of Lutterworth Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
- Council area (by location)
- Rugby
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7258
Who decides
| Applications | Rugby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Wind Farm (Bransford Bridge) | wind farm | 8 | refused on appeal | 1.1 |
| Swift Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 1.3 |
| Bransford Bridge | wind farm | 18 | refused | 2.0 |
| School Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 2.2 |
| Harborough Fields Farm | solar farm | 27 | permission expired | 2.2 |
| Northfield House Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 2.9 |
| Coal Pit Lane, Willey Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Energy Park Facility & Battery Storage | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Swinford Wind Farm | wind farm | 22 | operational | 6.8 |
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 (52.4403, -1.2552).