Solar, wind and battery projects near Badminton (GL9)
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of GL9 (South Gloucestershire): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 8 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Lime Down Solar Project (500 MW solar farm, application submitted on 17 October 2025, no decision recorded), 7.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of GL9
Projects of 1 MW and more (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Down Solar Projectsolar farm | solar farm | 500 | application submittedupdated Jun 2026 | Oct 2025 | — | Jun 2026 | Wiltshire | 7.2 |
| Lime Downbattery storage | battery storage | 500 | application submittedupdated Jun 2026 | Oct 2025 | — | Jun 2026 | Wiltshire | 7.2 |
| Mounteneys and Cherry Rock Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 1 | operationalupdated May 2022 | Feb 2012 | — | May 2022 | Stroud | 7.8 |
| Castle Combe Circuitsolar farm | solar farm | 12 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Jul 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Apr 2015 | Wiltshire | 9.1 |
| Rag Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Jan 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | South Gloucestershire | 9.3 |
| Codrington Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 18.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Aug 2023 | Jul 2022 | South Gloucestershire | 9.4 |
| Mousewell Farm, Besom Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 22 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Jan 2025 | South Gloucestershire | 9.4 |
| Hullavington Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated May 2016 | May 2013 | granted Nov 2013 | May 2016 | Wiltshire | 9.7 |
| Ring O Bells Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Jun 2014 | granted Aug 2015 | Oct 2016 | South Gloucestershire | 9.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobs House Bakery, Hatters Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 | South Gloucestershire | 6.3 |
| Larks Lane, Iron Actonbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | May 2021 | granted Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | South Gloucestershire | 7.8 |
| Yate Leisure Centre, Kennedy Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 | South Gloucestershire | 8.0 |
| Abbotswood Primary School, Kelston Closerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | South Gloucestershire | 8.9 |
| Westonbirt Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | — | Dec 2025 | Cotswold | 9.2 |
| Mousewell Farm, Besom Lane Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Jan 2025 | South Gloucestershire | 9.4 |
| Talbot Farm, Dyrham Roadwind farm | wind farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Apr 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | South Gloucestershire | 9.7 |
| 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 | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the GL9 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 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 591 |
| Rooftop solar | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 500 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How South Gloucestershire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | South Gloucestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 79 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
All projects in South Gloucestershire
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 GL9, 3 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.