Solar, wind and battery projects near Dursley (GL11)
29 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of GL11 (Stroud): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 13 approved but not yet running, 8 operational. The largest live scheme is Kingston Road, Slimbridge (36 MW battery storage, approved on 17 July 2024, not yet built), 5.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of GL11
Projects of 1 MW and more (16)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Box Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 2.2 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Jun 2016 | Stroud | 3.1 |
| Berkeley Valewind farm | wind farm | 16 | refusedupdated Dec 2012 | Aug 2010 | refused Apr 2011 | Dec 2012 | Stroud | 3.5 |
| Upper Wick Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2020 | Nov 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Apr 2020 | Stroud | 4.4 |
| Land At Actrees Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Jun 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Mar 2016 | Stroud | 4.4 |
| Land North of Actrees Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | abandonedupdated Jan 2020 | Mar 2019 | — | Jan 2020 | Stroud | 4.5 |
| Hillhouse Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 28.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Aug 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Apr 2015 | Stroud | 5.0 |
| Kingston Road, Slimbridgebattery storage | battery storage | 36 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 | Stroud | 5.4 |
| Upper Huntingford Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Apr 2014 | granted Jul 2014 | Sep 2018 | Stroud | 6.2 |
| Lynch Knoll Wind Farm (Extension)wind farm | wind farm | 1.5 | appeal withdrawnupdated Jan 2010 | Oct 2000 | refused Dec 2000 | Jan 2010 | Stroud | 6.3 |
| Fawkes 1solar farm | solar farm | 4.7 | refusedupdated Dec 2015 | Aug 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Dec 2015 | Stroud | 6.4 |
| Fawkes 2 Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.7 | refusedupdated Dec 2015 | Jul 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Dec 2015 | Stroud | 6.5 |
| Windmill Hillwind farm | wind farm | 1.5 | refusedupdated Feb 2004 | Oct 2000 | refused May 2001 | Feb 2004 | Stroud | 6.6 |
| Hook Street Energy Storage Compoundbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | refusedupdated Jan 2022 | Dec 2021 | refused Jun 2023 | Jan 2022 | Stroud | 7.6 |
| Delphi Diesel Systems, Brunel Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | Jun 2024 | Stroud | 7.8 |
| Woodlands Farm, Clapton - Ground Mounted Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 36 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Oct 2022 | granted Aug 2025 | Jun 2026 | Stroud | 9.1 |
| Sharpness Dockswind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | operationalupdated May 2018 | Dec 2011 | granted May 2014 | May 2018 | Stroud | 9.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rednock Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | under constructionupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | Stroud | 0.4 |
| Renishaw Plc, Old Townrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | Apr 2022 | Stroud | 5.8 |
| Building F, Renishaw Factoryrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated May 2020 | Nov 2018 | granted Mar 2022 | May 2020 | Stroud | 6.4 |
| Brunel Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | Stroud | 7.7 |
| A B B Limited, Oldends Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 | Stroud | 8.0 |
| Renishaw PLC Factoryrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | operationalupdated May 2020 | Jun 2018 | granted Mar 2019 | May 2020 | Stroud | 8.1 |
| Wellington House, Bath Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Dec 2021 | Stroud | 9.1 |
| Woodlands Farm, Clapton - Ground Mounted Solar Parkbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Oct 2022 | granted Aug 2025 | Jun 2026 | Stroud | 9.1 |
| Shipton Mill Limited, Frampton On Severn Industrial Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | Stroud | 9.4 |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, Dudbridge Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Aug 2024 | Stroud | 9.7 |
| Gloucestershire Science And Technology Par Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Mar 2022 | Stroud | 9.7 |
| Eastwood Park, Falfield Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panelssolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | granted Jul 2023 | Dec 2021 | South Gloucestershire | 9.8 |
| Science building, Dudbridge Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | Stroud | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the GL11 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 37 |
| Rooftop solar | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Stroud decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Stroud | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Is the status up to date?
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. Near GL11, 6 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.