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Solar planning in Stroud
Stroud has decided 24 solar farms and approved 88% of them, taking a median of 3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 158 MW. 5 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Stroud compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Stroud sits in the 21st percentile for approval rate (5 points below the England average) and the 32nd 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (31)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Epney, Framilode - Solar Farm & Battery Storage PACE Tribute Energy Limited · S.25/1011/FUL · 5.6 mo to decide | 49.5 | Application Refused | 2025-12-04 |
Brookthorpe Solar Farm PS Renewables · S.24/0609/FUL · 8.1 mo to decide | 8 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-18 |
Shipton Mill Limited, Frampton On Severn Industrial Park - Solar Panels Shipton Mill Limited · S.24/1479/P14J · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-27 |
Rednock School - Solar Panels Immersa Limited · S.24/1340/FUL · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.21 | Under Construction | 2024-09-09 |
Sainsburys Supermarket, Dudbridge Road - Solar Panels Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited · S.24/1409/P14J | 0.24 | Application Submitted | 2024-08-02 |
Rednock School - Solar Panels Immersa Limited · S.24/0522/CPL | — | Revised | 2024-07-11 |
Delphi Diesel Systems, Brunel Way - Solar Panels Phinia Delphi UK Limited · S.24/0691/P14J · 1.6 mo to decide | 1.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-24 |
MG Markey Group, Quadrant Way - Solar panels MG Markey Group Limited · S.24/0203/P14J · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.32 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-22 |
A B B Limited, Oldends Lane - Solar Array ABB Limited · S.23/1988/FUL · 2.4 mo to decide | 0.8 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-20 |
Dobbies Garden Centres, Bath Road - Solar PV System Dobbies Garden Centre Gloucester · S.23/1986/P14J | 0.2 | Application Withdrawn | 2023-11-29 |
Science building, Dudbridge Road - Solar Panels Science UK Limited · S.23/0314/P14J · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.57 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-24 |
Arlingham Solar Farm - Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility Kronos Solar · S.22/1371/FUL | 49.9 | Application Withdrawn | 2022-12-15 |
Woodlands Farm, Clapton - Ground Mounted Solar Park Ecotricity Generation Limited · S.22/1955/FUL | 36 | Application Submitted | 2022-10-24 |
Unit Q1, Quadrant Distribution Centre, Hardwick - Solar Panels MG Markey Group Limited · S.22/0897/P14J · 1.6 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-05-31 |
Renishaw Plc, Old Town - Solar Panels Renishaw Plc · S.22/0805/FUL · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.31 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-05-30 |
Renishaw Plc, Old Town - Solar Panels Renishaw Plc · S.22/0396/P14J | 0.31 | Revised | 2022-04-08 |
Moreton Lane - Solar Farm & Battery Storage JBM Solar Projects 7 Limited · S.21/0465/FUL · 13.3 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-04-05 |
Brunel Way - Solar Panels Renishaw Plc · S.22/0279/FUL · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.45 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-04-05 |
Building F, Renishaw Factory Renishaw Group · S.18/2463/FUL · 39.7 mo to decide | 0.2 | Operational | 2022-03-04 |
Wellington House, Bath Road - Solar Panels Renishaw Plc · S.21/2836/FUL · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.24 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-01-19 |
Worlds End Solar Farm British Solar Renewables · S.21/1210/FUL | 49.9 | Application Submitted | 2021-05-11 |
High Green Longney Estate - Solar Farm Elgin Energy · S.18/0537/FUL · 18.7 mo to decide | 25 | Planning Permission Expired | 2019-09-26 |
High Green Longney Estate - Solar Farm Elgin Energy · S.19/0760/FUL · 3.7 mo to decide | 20 | Planning Permission Expired | 2019-07-26 |
Renishaw PLC Factory Renishaw Group · S.18/2399/FUL · 9.3 mo to decide | 0.8 | Operational | 2019-03-21 |
FAWKES 1 Tulip Renewables · S.15/1856/FUL · 3.7 mo to decide | 4.7 | Application Refused | 2015-11-26 |
Fawkes 2 Solar Farm Williams House Energy · S.15/1781/FUL · 4 mo to decide | 4.7 | Application Refused | 2015-11-26 |
Land At Actrees Farm Actrees Solar Power/ Vogt Solar · S.15/1523/FUL · 4.1 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-10-29 |
Land at Box Road Suncredit UK · S.15/1477/FUL · 3 mo to decide | 2.2 | Operational | 2015-09-29 |
Upper Wick Solar Farm Upper Wick Solar Farm · S.14/2460/FUL · 2.2 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-01-14 |
Hillhouse Farm Cambridge Solar Power/ Vogt Solar · S.14/1800/FUL · 4.1 mo to decide | 28.5 | Operational | 2014-12-08 |
Upper Huntingford Farm Foresight · S.14/0929/FUL · 3 mo to decide | 7.7 | Operational | 2014-07-14 |
Does Stroud approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 24 solar farms Stroud has decided, 88% were approved (21 granted, 3 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Stroud?
The median time from application to decision is 3 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 Stroud consented?
158 MW has been consented across 21 approved schemes, with 59 MW refused. A further 5 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Stroud
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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