Sundorne Grove (20 MW solar farm)
Sundorne Grove is a 20 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 April 2015.
20 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 April 2015record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 March 2014 | Application submitted |
| 28 August 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/00759/FUL
- Site area
- 34.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Development Land At Sundorne Battlefield Shrewsbury Shropshire
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2158
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haughmond Quarry - Uffington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | refused | 1.6 |
| Bridge Farm, Uffington | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 3.2 |
| Myttons Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Pelham Road, Upton Magna | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Church Farm, Withington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| High Ercall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Condover (Green Farm) | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 8.8 |
| Berrington Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (52.7349, -2.708).