Trench Farm (7.2 MW solar farm)
Trench Farm is a 7.2 MW solar farm project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2015; the record was last updated on 10 May 2016.
7.2 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
10 May 2016record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Wrexham
- Planning application reference
- P/2014/0484
- Site area
- 21.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Trench Farm, Red Hall Lane, Penley, Wrexham LL13 0NA
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2079
Who decides
| Applications | Wrexham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Newry, Mourne and Downe, Wrexham.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebnal Lodge | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5.7 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Williams Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (52.9454, -2.9179).