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Solar planning in Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands has decided 12 solar farms and approved 92% of them, taking a median of 5.9 months to decide. Consented capacity: 140 MW. 4 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Staffordshire Moorlands compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Staffordshire Moorlands sits in the 31st percentile for approval rate (1 points below the England average) and the 4th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (16)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Goldhurst Distributions, Hollington Road - Solar Panels Goldhurst Distributions Limited · DET/2026/0009 | 0.15 | Application Submitted | 2026-03-17 |
New Buildings Solar Farm, Sandon Road - Solar Farm New Buildings Solar Farm Limited · SMD/2025/0388 | 40 | Application Submitted | 2025-09-30 |
New Buildings Farm, Sharpley Heath - Solar PV Panels Private Developer · DET/2025/0024 · 2.2 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-07 |
Consall Hall Gardens - Solar Photovoltaic Array Consall Hall Estate Limited · SMD/2024/0067 · 14.6 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-25 |
Cauldon Cement Works, Yelsway Lane - Solar Panels Regenerco Limited · SCC/24/0119/GPDO-PWA · 1.9 mo to decide | 0.53 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-10 |
Blythe House Farm Extension - Solar Array Innova Renewables · SMD/2023/0594 · 7.8 mo to decide | 16.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-22 |
Upper Leigh Solar Farm Lightrock Power · SMD/2023/0059 · 14.1 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-02 |
F Ball & Company Limited, Station Road - Solar panels F Ball And Co Limited · DET/2023/0032 · 2.6 mo to decide | 0.39 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-29 |
Totmonslow Farm, Upper Tean - Solar Farm RE Projects Development Limited · SMD/2023/0197 · 3.6 mo to decide | 19.8 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-17 |
Totmonslow Farm - Solar Photovoltaic Farm RE Projects Development · SMD/2022/0343 · 7.1 mo to decide | 15 | Revised | 2023-02-28 |
Upper Newton Farm (Blythe House) - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Innova Renewables · SMD/2022/0160 · 10.3 mo to decide | 27.7 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-02-01 |
The Fields Farm Solstice Renewables · SMD/2015/0394 · 5.3 mo to decide | 5 | Application Refused | 2015-12-21 |
Land at Heywood Grange Sovereign Partners · SMD/2015/0088 · 6.5 mo to decide | 8.4 | Operational | 2015-09-03 |
Moneystone Quarry Solar Farm SBC Renewables · SMD/2015/0220 · 3.2 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-07-22 |
Moneystone Quarry SBC Renewables · SMD/2014/0432 · 8.2 mo to decide | 8.5 | Revised | 2015-03-05 |
Lower Newton Farm Novus Solar Developments · SMD/2014/0197 · 4 mo to decide | 11.5 | Operational | 2014-08-26 |
Does Staffordshire Moorlands approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 12 solar farms Staffordshire Moorlands has decided, 92% were approved (11 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Staffordshire Moorlands?
The median time from application to decision is 5.9 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Staffordshire Moorlands consented?
140 MW has been consented across 11 approved schemes, with 5 MW refused. A further 4 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Staffordshire Moorlands
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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