Renewable energy projects in Gloucester
22 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Gloucester (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 18 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 1 of 19 decided applications (5%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
22projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
18approved, not running
5%of decisions refused
How Gloucester decides
| Applications | Gloucester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Gloucester
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudmeadow Road, Hempstedbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Bristol Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | permission expiredupdated Apr 2020 | Aug 2016 | — | Apr 2020 |
| Registry Twyver House, Bruton Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 8.8 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | — | Mar 2023 |
| Unilever UK, Corinium Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 3.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Hempsted Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Aug 2023 | May 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (17)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire College - Photovoltaic Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2021 | Aug 2021 | granted May 2022 | Nov 2021 |
| Sainsburys Supermarketrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Arlingham House, Quedgeleyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| Oxstalls Tennis Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2021 | Mar 2021 | granted Apr 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| Motus Commercials, Spinnaker Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 | — | Jul 2023 |
| Bruton Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Tenpin Centre, Severn Barnwood Link Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Gloucester Academyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Jun 2020 | granted May 2021 | May 2022 |
| Unilever UKrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Alpha Colour Printers, Waterwells Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Francis And Lewis International, Waterwells Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| The Shirt Factoryrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Gloucester Royal Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2021 | May 2021 | granted Jul 2021 | Jun 2021 |
| Quayside Houserooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted May 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| Gloucester Royal Hospitalbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Aug 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Mobile Telephone Exchange (MTX)rooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | operationalupdated Apr 2023 | Dec 2022 | — | Apr 2023 |
| Morrisons Supermarket, Glevum Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
Postcode districts in Gloucester
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Gloucester by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.