Wincote Farm, Wincote Lane Solar Farm (30.2 MW)
Wincote Farm, Wincote Lane Solar Farm is a 30.2 MW solar farm project in Stafford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 3 March 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 25 May 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 March 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 25 May 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Capital
- Planning authority
- Stafford
- Planning application reference
- 23/37149/FUL
- Site area
- 25.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Wincote Farm Wincote Lane Wootton
- Council area (by location)
- Stafford
- Name in REPD
- Wincote Farm, Wincote Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11978
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunstall Hall Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.2 |
| Knightley Hall Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 4.8 |
| Aspley House Farm, Aspley Lane | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Newcastle Road, Cotes Heath | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farm | battery storage | 15 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.6 |
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 (52.8439, -2.2649).