Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grove (25 MW solar farm)
Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grove is a 25 MW solar farm project in Rugby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 April 2024; the record was last updated on 11 September 2025.
25 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
11 September 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 31 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 11 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Novus Renewable Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Rugby
- Planning application reference
- 39235
- Site area
- 12.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Tolldish Hall Farm Parrotts Grove, Coventry
- Council area (by location)
- Rugby
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grove - Solar Photovoltaic Panels
- REPD reference
- 12597
Who decides
| Applications | Rugby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry National Grid Substation, Hawkesbury Hall | battery storage | 98 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 0.9 |
| Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane | solar farm | 25.6 | application submitted | 1.1 |
| Lentons Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | refused | 1.3 |
| Lentons Lane | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Lentons Lane, Aldermans Green | solar farm | 25 | refused | 1.6 |
| Mcdonnell Drive, Exhall | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| T Main Road, Ansty | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Newgate Coolliery Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 4.2 |
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 (52.4583, -1.4528).