Renewable energy projects in Swindon
43 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Swindon (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 26 approved but not running, 15 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 1 of 43 decided applications (2%; UK 19%), with a median 11 weeks from submission to decision.
43projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
26approved, not running
2%of decisions refused
How Swindon decides
| Applications | Swindon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Swindon
Projects of 1 MW and more (26)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 66 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Mar 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Mannington Battery Storage Plantbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Sep 2022 | Nov 2017 | granted Dec 2018 | Sep 2022 |
| Corner Copse Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under constructionupdated May 2025 | Jul 2019 | granted Jun 2020 | May 2025 |
| Wroughton Airfield Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 41 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Jul 2013 | — | Jul 2017 |
| Mount Pleasant Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 35 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Jul 2025 |
| Catsbrain Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Oct 2023 | Aug 2022 |
| Lynt Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 27 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| Pentylands Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 19 | operationalupdated Apr 2014 | Aug 2012 | granted Nov 2012 | Apr 2014 |
| Castle Eaton Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 17.8 | operationalupdated Sep 2014 | Dec 2012 | granted Mar 2013 | Sep 2014 |
| Little Rose Lane, Blunsdonsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Jun 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Roves Farm (Solar)solar farm | solar farm | 12.7 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Mar 2015 |
| Lower Basset Down Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10.5 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Jun 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Mar 2016 |
| Sevor Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 9.3 | operationalupdated Feb 2014 | Feb 2013 | granted May 2013 | Feb 2014 |
| Honda wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refusedupdated Jan 2014 | Jul 2010 | refused Oct 2011 | Jan 2014 |
| Brindley Close (Extension)battery storage | battery storage | 6 | under constructionupdated Jan 2023 | Jul 2020 | granted Sep 2020 | Jan 2023 |
| Stanton solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | May 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | Aug 2016 |
| Chapel Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Aug 2017 |
| Common Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.8 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Jul 2016 |
| Land at Beech Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.6 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Feb 2017 |
| Amazon, Symmetry Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 3.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| B&Q Swindon DCrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.5 | operationalupdated Sep 2016 | Sep 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Sep 2016 |
| Barnfield Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 2.5 | operationalupdated Jan 2019 | Aug 2016 | granted Oct 2016 | Jan 2019 |
| Orbital Shopping Park, North Swindon District Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Unit O, Penzance Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Sep 2023 | granted May 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Building ONErooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | under constructionupdated Aug 2019 | Feb 2019 | granted Jun 2019 | Aug 2019 |
| Keypoint, South Marstonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Sep 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (17)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkwright Road, Groundwell Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | under constructionupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Science & Innovation Park, Wroughtonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Berkeley Farm Dairy, Swindon Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Aug 2022 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Parsonage Road, Stratton St Margaretrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Honda Motor Europe Logistics NV, Viscount Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| Sainsburys, Paddington Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Viscount Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Rivermead Drive, Rivermead Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Wood Farm, Swindon Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Big Yellow Self Storage, Drakes Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Brittannia Trade Park, Radway Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Corner Copse Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated May 2025 | Jul 2019 | granted Jun 2020 | May 2025 |
| B and Q Distribution Centre Highworth Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Jun 2020 | Jun 2018 | granted Aug 2018 | Jun 2020 |
| Alpha Building Europa Park, Stratton St Margaretrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | May 2022 |
| Newcome Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | May 2022 |
| David Lloyd, Latham Road, Abbey Meadsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Frankland Road, Blagroverooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
Postcode districts in Swindon
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN1 | 53 | 2 | 31 | 17 |
| SN2 | 58 | 2 | 33 | 21 |
| SN3 | 51 | 2 | 31 | 16 |
| SN5 | 56 | 1 | 33 | 19 |
| SN6 | 44 | 3 | 25 | 15 |
| SN25 | 57 | 2 | 32 | 20 |
| SN26 | 57 | 4 | 30 | 21 |
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 Swindon by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.