Syston Road Solar Farm (26 MW)
Syston Road Solar Farm is a 26 MW solar farm project in Charnwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 September 2024; the record was last updated on 22 October 2024.
26 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
22 October 2024record last updated
Charnwoodcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 12 August 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 22 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Barber Farm Partnership
- Planning authority
- Charnwood
- Planning application reference
- P/21/2661/2
- Site area
- 46.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Syston Road
- Council area (by location)
- Charnwood
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Syston Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 8336
Who decides
| Applications | Charnwood | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsom Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.5 |
| Queniborough wind farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 3.8 |
| Land at Mill Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | permission expired | 6.3 |
| Poole Farm, Quorn Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Land South of Melton Rd | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.1 |
| Moor Lane | solar farm | 5.8 | application withdrawn | 8.2 |
| Melton Road | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.4 |
| Old Hall Solar farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Nottingham Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | 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 (52.7104, -1.0959).