Vauls Farm, Astley Lane Solar Farm (16 MW)
Vauls Farm, Astley Lane Solar Farm is a 16 MW solar farm project in North Warwickshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 July 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 4 August 2023. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 19 July 2026, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR6), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 19 July 2026, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR6), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 19 July 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 July 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 4 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Industria Solar Bedworth Limited
- Planning authority
- North Warwickshire
- Planning application reference
- PAP/2022/0544
- Site area
- 28.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- 550 Metres E/O Vauls Farm Astley Lane Astley
- Council area (by location)
- North Warwickshire
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Vauls Farm, Astley Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12647
Who decides
| Applications | North Warwickshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 23 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newgate Coolliery Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Corley Smorral Lane - Photovoltaic Solar Arrays | solar farm | 16.5 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Park Lane, Astley Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Mcdonnell Drive, Exhall | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Park House Farm, Meriden Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 47.7 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Land South of Pogmore Spinney | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane | solar farm | 25.6 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 5.5 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation, Hawkesbury Hall | battery storage | 98 | application submitted | 5.6 |
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 (52.4864, -1.5257).