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Solar planning in Swindon

Swindon has decided 35 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 2.1 months to decide. Consented capacity: 241 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.

100%
Approved
35 granted · 0 refused
2.1 mo
Median decision
UK 2.3 mo
241 MW
Consented
across approved schemes
0
Appeals
no appeals recorded

How Swindon compares

Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Swindon sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 56th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

510Approved — 1 (2012)112Approved — 2 (2013)213Approved — 3 (2014)314Approved — 5 (2015)515Approved — 1 (2016)116Approved — 1 (2019)119Approved — 1 (2020)120Approved — 6 (2022)622Approved — 4 (2023)423Approved — 5 (2024)524Approved — 3 (2025)325Approved — 2 (2026)226
Approved Refused

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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (37)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon - Solar Panels
Quintas Cleantech · S/25/0809 · 7.5 mo to decide
15Awaiting Construction2026-02-11
Brittannia Trade Park, Radway Road - Solar Panels
Mansfield District Council · S/PSOLP/25/1622 · 2 mo to decide
0.16Awaiting Construction2026-02-10
Frankland Road, Blagrove - Solar Panels
Bradley Martin · S/PSOLP/25/0776 · 0.9 mo to decide
—Awaiting Construction2025-07-21
Mount Pleasant Farm - Solar Farm
Belltown Power Limited · S/25/0666
35Application Submitted2025-06-04
Viscount Way - Solar Panels
Oak Furnitureland · S/PSOLP/25/0059 · 1.8 mo to decide
0.3Awaiting Construction2025-03-17
Science & Innovation Park, Wroughton - Solar Array
Rivan Industries Energy Park 01 Limited · S/24/1348 · 2.1 mo to decide
0.8Awaiting Construction2025-01-27
Honda Motor Europe Logistics NV, Viscount Way - Solar Panels
Honda Motor Europe Logistics NV · S/PSOLP/24/0804 · 0.8 mo to decide
0.4Awaiting Construction2024-08-06
Unit O, Penzance Drive - Solar Panels
Ortus Energy · S/23/0975 · 8.1 mo to decide
1.96Awaiting Construction2024-05-23
Orbital Shopping Park, North Swindon District Centre - Solar panels
Orbital Retail Park Swindon Limited · S/PSOLP/24/0107 · 1.5 mo to decide
2Awaiting Construction2024-03-18
Sainsburys, Paddington Drive - Solar Panels
Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited · S/PSOLP/23/1578 · 1.8 mo to decide
0.38Awaiting Construction2024-02-14
Keypoint, South Marston - Solar panels
Logicor · S/23/0893 · 4.1 mo to decide
1.09Awaiting Construction2024-01-17
Big Yellow Self Storage, Drakes Way - Solar Panels
Big Yellow Group Plc · S/PSOLP/23/1073 · 1.8 mo to decide
0.16Awaiting Construction2023-10-18
David Lloyd, Latham Road, Abbey Meads - Solar Panels
David Lloyd Leisure Limited · S/PSOLP/23/0509 · 2.3 mo to decide
—Awaiting Construction2023-07-07
Berkeley Farm Dairy, Swindon Road - Solar Panels
Berkeley Farm Dairy Limited · S/22/1227 · 9.9 mo to decide
0.6Awaiting Construction2023-06-15
Wood Farm, Swindon Road - Solar Panels
Berkeley Farm Dairy · S/PSOLP/23/0451 · 1.8 mo to decide
0.18Awaiting Construction2023-05-31
Amazon, Symmetry Park - Solar Panels
Push Energy · S/22/1393 · 1.8 mo to decide
3.26Awaiting Construction2022-11-23
Rivermead Drive, Rivermead Industrial Estate - Solar Panels
Uni-Mill Engineering Limited · S/PSOLP/22/1429 · 1.8 mo to decide
0.23Awaiting Construction2022-11-09
Arkwright Road, Groundwell Industrial Estate - Solar Panels
Howard Tenens Limited · S/PSOLP/22/0648 · 4.6 mo to decide
0.91Under Construction2022-09-30
Parsonage Road, Stratton St Margaret - Solar Panels
Howard Tenens Limited · S/PSOLP/22/0690 · 1.8 mo to decide
0.52Awaiting Construction2022-07-06
Alpha Building Europa Park, Stratton St Margaret - Solar panels
Howard Tenens limited · S/PSOLP/22/0602 · 2.7 mo to decide
—Awaiting Construction2022-07-06
Newcome Drive - Solar Panels
Egg · S/PSOLP/22/0585 · 1.7 mo to decide
—Awaiting Construction2022-06-16
Corner Copse Solar Farm
BayWa r.e. UK Limited · S/19/1097 · 10.8 mo to decide
49.9Under Construction2020-06-25
Building ONE
Science Museum Group · S/19/0229 · 3.4 mo to decide
1.2Under Construction2019-06-04
Barnfield Solar Park
Public Power Solutions · 2 mo to decide
2.5Operational2016-10-25
B&Q Swindon DC
Kingfisher Scottish Limited Partnership · S/15/1492 · 1.3 mo to decide
2.5Operational2015-10-26
Common Farm
Public Power Solutions/ Swindon Borough Council · S/LDO/15/1247 · 2.5 mo to decide
4.8Operational2015-10-13
Land at Beech Farm
Vortex (formerly SunEdison) · S/LDO/15/1133 · 1.7 mo to decide
4.6Operational2015-08-28
Chapel Farm
Public Power Solutions/ Swindon Borough Council · S/LDO/15/1182 · 1.1 mo to decide
5Operational2015-08-10
Lynt Farm
Meag · S/14/1048 · 6.7 mo to decide
27Operational2015-01-09
Lower Basset Down Farm
INRG Solar · S/14/0899 · 5.5 mo to decide
10.5Operational2014-12-03
Roves Farm (Solar)
Bluefield Solar · S/14/0992 · 3.7 mo to decide
12.7Operational2014-10-28
Stanton solar park
Quercus Renewable Holding 2 · S/14/0757 · 3.4 mo to decide
5Operational2014-08-19
Wroughton Airfield Solar Park
Rockfire Capital · S/13/0809
41Operational2013-07-15
Sevor Farm
AEE Renewables · S/13/0165 · 3.5 mo to decide
9.3Operational2013-05-28
Castle Eaton Farm
Hive Energy · S/12/1766 · 3.4 mo to decide
17.8Operational2013-03-25
Pentylands Farm
Moser Baer · S/12/1094 · 3.3 mo to decide
19Operational2012-11-15
Roves Farm (Solar)
AEE Renewables · S/11/0248 · 1.6 mo to decide
5Revised2011-05-16

Does Swindon approve solar farms?

Yes — of the 35 solar farms Swindon has decided, 100% were approved (35 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.

How long does a solar farm application take in Swindon?

The median time from application to decision is 2.1 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 Swindon consented?

241 MW has been consented across 35 approved schemes. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.

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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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