The Fields Farm (5 MW solar farm)
The Fields Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 21 December 2015; the record was last updated on 6 January 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 January 2016record last updated
Staffordshire Moorlandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solstice Renewables
- Planning authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Planning application reference
- SMD/2015/0394
- Site area
- 11.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The Fields Farm, Draycott Cross, Cheadle, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5408
Who decides
| Applications | Staffordshire Moorlands | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draycott Cross Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Totmonslow Farm, Upper Tean Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Blythe House Farm Extension | solar farm | 16.6 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Upper Newton Farm (Blythe House) Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Lower Newton Farm | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Upper Newton Farm (Blythe House) Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 27.7 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Land at Heywood Grange | solar farm | 8.4 | operational | 3.7 |
| Solar Farm at Leaford Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Tean Leys Farm, Tean Leys | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 4.4 |
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 (52.9739, -2.0213).