Swancote Farm -Solar Panels (5 MW)
Swancote Farm -Solar Panels is a 5 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 January 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 January 2025.
5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 January 2025record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 21 January 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 January 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Swancote Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/04003/FUL
- Site area
- 6.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Nw/O Swancote Farm, Swancote, Bridgnorth
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 17453
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Meadowley Farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operational | 7.6 |
| Astley Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (52.5433, -2.3812).