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Solar planning in Gloucester
Gloucester has decided 16 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 9 MW. 4 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Gloucester compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Gloucester sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 74th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Alpha Colour Printers, Waterwells Drive - Solar Panels Alpha Colour Printers · 26/00249/PRIOR | 0.18 | Application Submitted | 2026-03-14 |
Sainsburys Supermarket - Solar Panels Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited · 25/00726/PRIOR · 2 mo to decide | 0.56 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-05 |
The Shirt Factory - Solar Panels County To County Property Group · 25/00336/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-09 |
Unilever UK - Solar Panels Unilever UK · 25/00148/PRIOR · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.19 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-03 |
The Shirt Factory - Solar Panels County To County Property Group · 25/00088/PRIOR · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.16 | Revised | 2025-03-26 |
Bruton Way - Solar PV Panels Gloucester City Council · 24/00782/PRIOR · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-05 |
Unilever UK, Corinium Avenue - Solar Panels Unilever UK · 24/00190/PRIOR · 1.6 mo to decide | 3.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-22 |
Tenpin Centre, Severn Barnwood Link Road - Solar Panels Ivegate Limited · 23/00599/SOLAR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.22 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-10-25 |
Morrisons Supermarket, Glevum Way - Solar Panels Morrison · 22/01025/SOLAR · 1.8 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-10-03 |
Hempsted Lane - Solar Array Enovert South Limited · 22/00365/FUL · 16.5 mo to decide | 2 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-18 |
Motus Commercials, Spinnaker Road - Solar Panels Motus Group (UK) Limited · 23/00449/SOLAR | 0.26 | Application Submitted | 2023-07-14 |
Registry Twyver House, Bruton Way - Solar Panels Unknown · 22/01202/SOLAR | 8.8 | Application Withdrawn | 2023-03-21 |
Mobile Telephone Exchange (MTX) - Solar Panels Vodafone · 22/01203/FUL | — | Operational | 2022-12-07 |
Francis And Lewis International, Waterwells Drive - Solar Panels FLI Structures · 22/00851/SOLAR · 2.2 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-07 |
Gloucestershire College - Photovoltaic Solar Panels Gloucestershire College · 21/00823/SOLAR · 8.4 mo to decide | 0.64 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-05-04 |
Hempsted Lane - Solar Array Enovert South Limited · 21/01253/FUL | 2 | Revised | 2021-11-19 |
Arlingham House, Quedgeley - Solar Panels Private Developer · 21/01052/SOLAR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.28 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-11-03 |
Gloucester Royal Hospital - Solar Panels Terry Hull · 21/00576/SOLAR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.16 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-07-05 |
Gloucester Academy Greenshaw Learning Trust · 20/00471/SOLAR · 11.4 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-05-17 |
Quayside House - Solar Panels Gloucestershire County Council · 21/0007/GLREG3 · 3.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2021-05-11 |
Oxstalls Tennis Centre Gloucestershire County Council · 21/00259/SOLAR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.26 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-04-30 |
Does Gloucester approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 16 solar farms Gloucester has decided, 100% were approved (16 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Gloucester?
The median time from application to decision is 1.8 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 Gloucester consented?
9 MW has been consented across 16 approved schemes. A further 4 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Gloucester
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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