Tower Hayes Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Tower Hayes Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Hinckley and Bosworth, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 May 2016; the record was last updated on 31 August 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 August 2016record last updated
Hinckley and Bosworthcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 July 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 17 May 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Elgar Middleton
- Planning authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Planning application reference
- 15/00343/FUL
- Site area
- 31.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Tower Hayes Farm, Ellistown Lane, Stanton Under Bardon, Markfield, Leicestershire
- Council area (by location)
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5168
Who decides
| Applications | Hinckley and Bosworth | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 4.2 |
| Heath Road, Bagworth Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.5 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Lindridge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
| Charley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Stoneshollow Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Desford Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm (Newbold Verdon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Coalville solar farm | solar farm | 10 | abandoned | 8.2 |
| Lane East of Drakelow Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.5 |
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 (52.6852, -1.3175).