Solar, wind and battery projects near Cheltenham (GL54)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of GL54 (Cotswold): 2 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Cotswold School, Station Road (0.3 MW rooftop solar, approved on 29 November 2023, not yet built), 5.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of GL54
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiting Manor Farms, Guiting Powerrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Cotswold | 3.4 |
| Cotswold School, Station Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Cotswold | 5.8 |
| All Alone Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2018 | Oct 2017 | — | Nov 2018 | Cotswold | 7.8 |
Distance from the average position of the GL54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Cotswold decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Cotswold | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.