Tunstall Hall Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Tunstall Hall Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Stafford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 16 December 2015; the record was last updated on 6 January 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 January 2016record last updated
Staffordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 16 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
- New Energy for the World
- Planning authority
- Stafford
- Planning application reference
- 15/23038/FUL
- Site area
- 12.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Tunstall Hall Farm, Park Lane, High Offley, Woodseaves, Stafford
- Council area (by location)
- Stafford
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5814
Who decides
| Applications | Stafford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wincote Farm, Wincote Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30.2 | application submitted | 3.2 |
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farm | battery storage | 15 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Knightley Hall Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 5.0 |
| Aspley House Farm, Aspley Lane | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Newcastle Road, Cotes Heath | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 8.7 |
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 (52.8438, -2.3126).