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Solar, wind and battery projects near Cheltenham (GL52)

20 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of GL52 (Cheltenham): 11 approved but not yet running, 5 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), 7.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

20projects within 10 km
0awaiting a decision
11approved, not running
5operational

Projects within 10 km of GL52

Projects of 1 MW and more (12)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Home Farmsolar farmsolar farm6.7operationalupdated Jun 2017Mar 2015granted Oct 2015Jun 2017Tewkesbury2.8
Cheltenham General Hospitalbattery storagebattery storage2.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022Aug 2021granted Sep 2021Sep 2022Cheltenham3.2
Hayden Hill Fruit Farmsolar farmsolar farm5refusedupdated May 2016Sep 2015refused Apr 2016May 2016Tewkesbury5.5
Land to the North of Cursey Lanesolar farmsolar farm4permission expiredupdated Jul 2020Jul 2015granted Nov 2016Jul 2020Tewkesbury6.1
Troughton Farmsolar farmsolar farm30operationalupdated Jul 2016Feb 2013granted Jul 2014Jul 2016Tewkesbury6.1
Claydon Farmsolar farmsolar farm18.2abandonedupdated Feb 2016Sep 2014granted Feb 2015Feb 2016Tewkesbury6.5
Tredington House Farm, Tredingtonbattery storagebattery storage40approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025May 2024granted Dec 2024Jan 2025Tewkesbury7.0
Claydon Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021Jan 2021granted Dec 2021Dec 2021Tewkesbury7.4
Claydon Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated Feb 2021Jan 2021granted Dec 2021Feb 2021Tewkesbury7.4
Lower Stanley Farmsolar farmsolar farm4operationalupdated Feb 2017Apr 2015granted Sep 2015Feb 2017Tewkesbury7.9
Meteor Business Parkbattery storagebattery storage1.5operationalupdated Jan 2020Feb 2019—Jan 2020Tewkesbury8.2
Walton Cardiff Manorsolar farmsolar farm2refusedupdated Oct 2015Aug 2015refused Dec 2015Oct 2015Tewkesbury9.2
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
St Pauls Medical Centre, Swindon Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024Jan 2024granted Feb 2024Mar 2024Cheltenham2.2
Sandfields Care Home, St Georges Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023Aug 2023granted Oct 2023Oct 2023Cheltenham3.0
Big Yellow Self Storage, Princess Elizabeth Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024Jul 2024granted Aug 2024Sep 2024Cheltenham3.1
Ladies College Swimming Pool, Malvern Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024May 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024Cheltenham3.2
All Saints Academy, Blaisdon Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Oct 2025granted Nov 2025Dec 2025Cheltenham3.7
Anson Business Park, Cheltenham Road Eastrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023Apr 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2023Tewkesbury7.6
Safran Landing System, Down Hatherley Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023Mar 2023granted May 2023Jun 2023Tewkesbury8.5
Moog Controls Factoryrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4operationalupdated Feb 2024Nov 2018granted Jan 2021Feb 2024Tewkesbury9.5

Distance from the average position of the GL52 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 farm8013249.9
Rooftop solar807101.4
Battery storage4031092.1

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 GL52, 1 project has 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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