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Solar, wind and battery projects near Cheltenham (GL50)

30 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of GL50 (Cheltenham): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 23 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Claydon Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 17 December 2021, not yet built), 9.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

30projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
23approved, not running
3operational

Projects within 10 km of GL50

Projects of 1 MW and more (14)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Cheltenham General Hospitalbattery storagebattery storage2.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022Aug 2021granted Sep 2021Sep 2022Cheltenham1.2
Home Farmsolar farmsolar farm6.7operationalupdated Jun 2017Mar 2015granted Oct 2015Jun 2017Tewkesbury3.9
Hayden Hill Fruit Farmsolar farmsolar farm5refusedupdated May 2016Sep 2015refused Apr 2016May 2016Tewkesbury4.2
Meteor Business Parkbattery storagebattery storage1.5operationalupdated Jan 2020Feb 2019—Jan 2020Tewkesbury6.1
Land to the North of Cursey Lanesolar farmsolar farm4permission expiredupdated Jul 2020Jul 2015granted Nov 2016Jul 2020Tewkesbury6.6
Troughton Farmsolar farmsolar farm30operationalupdated Jul 2016Feb 2013granted Jul 2014Jul 2016Tewkesbury7.1
Tredington House Farm, Tredingtonbattery storagebattery storage40approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025May 2024granted Dec 2024Jan 2025Tewkesbury7.7
Claydon Farmsolar farmsolar farm18.2abandonedupdated Feb 2016Sep 2014granted Feb 2015Feb 2016Tewkesbury8.3
Brockworth Roadbattery storagebattery storage20approved, not builtupdated May 2024Nov 2023granted Apr 2024May 2024Tewkesbury8.5
Plant 1, G-Tekt Europe Manufacturing Limited -Roof Mounted Solar Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar1under constructionupdated Jul 2022Jun 2022granted Dec 2022Jul 2022Tewkesbury8.6
Unilever UK, Corinium Avenuerooftop solarrooftop solar3.5approved, not builtupdated May 2024Apr 2024granted May 2024May 2024Gloucester9.0
Plant 4, Hurricane Road, Gloucester Business Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar1approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022Jun 2022granted Sep 2022Jul 2022Tewkesbury9.1
Claydon Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021Jan 2021granted Dec 2021Dec 2021Tewkesbury9.1
Claydon Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated Feb 2021Jan 2021granted Dec 2021Feb 2021Tewkesbury9.1
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (16)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Sandfields Care Home, St Georges Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023Aug 2023granted Oct 2023Oct 2023Cheltenham0.6
Ladies College Swimming Pool, Malvern Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024May 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024Cheltenham0.6
St Pauls Medical Centre, Swindon Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024Jan 2024granted Feb 2024Mar 2024Cheltenham0.7
Big Yellow Self Storage, Princess Elizabeth Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024Jul 2024granted Aug 2024Sep 2024Cheltenham1.9
All Saints Academy, Blaisdon Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Oct 2025granted Nov 2025Dec 2025Cheltenham2.5
Anson Business Park, Cheltenham Road Eastrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023Apr 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2023Tewkesbury5.6
Safran Landing System, Down Hatherley Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023Mar 2023granted May 2023Jun 2023Tewkesbury6.6
David Lloyd Leisure, Whittle Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Nov 2025granted Dec 2025Jan 2026Tewkesbury8.5
Hatherley Manor Hotel, Down Hatherley Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022Aug 2022—Sep 2022Tewkesbury8.6
Tenpin Centre, Severn Barnwood Link Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023Aug 2023granted Oct 2023Oct 2023Gloucester8.7
Unilever UKrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025granted Apr 2025Apr 2025Gloucester9.0
Laithwaites Wines, Gloucester Business Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.8approved, not builtupdated May 2025Feb 2025granted Apr 2025May 2025Tewkesbury9.0
Tbs Engineering, Gloucester Business Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated May 2023Mar 2023granted May 2023May 2023Tewkesbury9.0
The IO Centre, Gloucester Business Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024Nov 2023granted Dec 2023Jan 2024Tewkesbury9.1
The Io Centre, Gloucester Business Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022Sep 2022granted Nov 2022Nov 2022Tewkesbury9.1
Sainsburys Supermarketrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Nov 2025granted Jan 2026Mar 2026Gloucester9.2

Distance from the average position of the GL50 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm6012149.9
Rooftop solar191180010
Battery storage50410112

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Cheltenham decides solar, wind and battery applications

Cheltenham has 6 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.

All projects in Cheltenham

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 GL50, 2 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.

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