Tiddiecross Solar Farm (10.5 MW)
Tiddiecross Solar Farm is a 10.5 MW solar farm project in Telford and Wrekin, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 10 May 2016.
10.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
10 May 2016record last updated
Telford and Wrekincouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 7 January 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Planning application reference
- TWC/2014/0810
- Site area
- 13.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land adjacent to Tiddiecross, Charlton, Telford
- Council area (by location)
- Telford and Wrekin
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4858
Who decides
| Applications | Telford and Wrekin | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Rushmoor Lane Farm (Cheshire Coppice) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Church Farm, Withington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Steeraway Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 4.8 |
| New Works Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Pelham Road, Upton Magna | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| High Ercall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Myttons Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 7.9 |
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 (52.7035, -2.5747).