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Solar planning in Cotswold
Cotswold has decided 18 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 3.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 140 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How Cotswold compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Cotswold sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 17th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (21)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Westonbirt School - Solar Panels Westonbirt School · 25/02620/FUL | — | Application Withdrawn | 2025-11-27 |
Guiting Manor Farms, Guiting Power - Solar Panels Guiting Manor Farms Limited · 25/02050/SPANOT · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.28 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-14 |
Spratsgate Lane, Siddington - Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System Aura Power Developments Limited · 25/01623/FUL | 25 | Application Submitted | 2025-06-12 |
Welsh Way - Solar PV Farm Innova Renewables · 23/03907/FUL · 9.4 mo to decide | 13 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-23 |
Cotswold Leisure Centre, Old Tetbury Road - Solar Panels Cotswold Leisure · 24/01915/SPANOT · 2.4 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-12 |
Peters Farm, Middle Hill - Solar Panels A D Brain & Son · 24/01496/SPANOT · 1.2 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-06-28 |
Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road - Solar panels Cotswold District Council · 23/03929/SPANOT · 1 mo to decide | 0.16 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-16 |
Cotswold School, Station Road - Solar Panels Solar Options for Schools Limited · 23/02865/FUL · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-29 |
Hangmans Hall Farm, Broad Campden - Solar Panels Northwick Estate Partnership · 23/01069/SPANOT · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-26 |
Tetbury Audi, Quercus Road - Solar Array Tetbury Audi · 22/03260/SPANOT · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-04 |
Kemble Wick Aura Power · PL/2021/06919 · 7.9 mo to decide | 49.9 | Operational | 2022-03-25 |
Siddington Solar Farm Gresham House / Anesco Limited · 20/04499/FUL · 4.9 mo to decide | 19.94 | Under Construction | 2021-05-21 |
Duke Of Gloucester Barracks Ministry of Defence · 19/04344/FUL · 5.3 mo to decide | 1.4 | Operational | 2020-05-04 |
Broadfield Farmhouse British Solar Renewables · 15/03186/FUL · 4.8 mo to decide | 5 | Planning Permission Expired | 2016-02-24 |
Cirencester Solar Farm Warrington Borough Council / Statkraft · 15/01923/FUL · 4.3 mo to decide | 23 | Operational | 2015-09-17 |
Crucis Park Solar Planning Limited · 13/03656/FUL · 3.9 mo to decide | 12.5 | Operational | 2013-12-20 |
Norton Hall Ms Power Projects Ltd · 12/05095/FUL · 10.8 mo to decide | 2.8 | Operational | 2013-10-10 |
LAND AT SANDPOOL FARM Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and Bath and West Community Energy Ltd · 13/00276/FUL | 1 | Application Withdrawn | 2013-06-26 |
The Rainbows Solar Farm Innogy (previously BELECTRIC Solar) · 13/00578/FUL · 4 mo to decide | 4 | Operational | 2013-06-13 |
Northwick Estate (Extension) Northwick Power Ltd · 12/05072/FUL · 3.7 mo to decide | 2.2 | Operational | 2013-03-05 |
Springhill Solar Park (Northwick) Greencoat Capital · 11/01247/FUL · 3.1 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2011-07-21 |
Does Cotswold approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 18 solar farms Cotswold has decided, 100% were approved (18 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Cotswold?
The median time from application to decision is 3.8 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 Cotswold consented?
140 MW has been consented across 18 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Cotswold
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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