Solar, wind and battery projects near Broadway (WR12)
23 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of WR12 (Wychavon): 11 approved but not yet running, 11 operational. The largest live scheme is Mount Farm, Mount Pleasant Solar Farm (35 MW solar farm, approved on 7 June 2024, not yet built), 4.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of WR12
Projects of 1 MW and more (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibsworth Lane, Willersey Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jul 2025 | Wychavon | 1.4 |
| Willersey solar farmbattery storage | battery storage | 1 | operationalupdated Feb 2019 | Nov 2016 | granted Dec 2016 | Feb 2019 | Cotswold | 2.2 |
| The Rainbows Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Feb 2013 | granted Jun 2013 | Feb 2017 | Cotswold | 3.4 |
| Mount Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 22 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | May 2014 | granted Jul 2015 | Mar 2016 | Wychavon | 4.4 |
| Mount Farm, Mount Pleasant Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2023 | granted Jun 2024 | Feb 2026 | Wychavon | 4.9 |
| Northwick Estate (Extension)solar farm | solar farm | 2.2 | operationalupdated Jul 2013 | Nov 2012 | granted Mar 2013 | Jul 2013 | Cotswold | 5.1 |
| Springhill Solar Park (Northwick)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Apr 2011 | granted Jul 2011 | Sep 2018 | Cotswold | 5.2 |
| Sytchwythy Fieldssolar farm | solar farm | 1.4 | operationalupdated Sep 2017 | Jan 2015 | — | Sep 2017 | Wychavon | 7.4 |
| Bypass Nurseries Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.3 | operationalupdated Aug 2014 | Dec 2012 | granted Apr 2013 | Aug 2014 | Wychavon | 7.7 |
| Littleton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | operationalupdated Apr 2026 | Sep 2020 | granted Jun 2021 | Apr 2026 | Wychavon | 8.5 |
| Norton Hallsolar farm | solar farm | 2.8 | operationalupdated Aug 2014 | Nov 2012 | granted Oct 2013 | Aug 2014 | Cotswold | 8.8 |
| Cleeve Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 3.7 | permission expiredupdated Apr 2020 | Dec 2016 | granted Mar 2021 | Apr 2020 | Wychavon | 8.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Farm, Middle Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Cotswold | 3.4 |
| Plant Producesolar farm | solar farm | 0.1 | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Mar 2021 | granted Feb 2022 | Jan 2022 | Wychavon | 4.6 |
| Primafruit Limitedrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 | Wychavon | 5.7 |
| Harvey & Brockless Limited, Millennium Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Wychavon | 5.8 |
| R Sinclair Transport Limited, Enterprise Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Wychavon | 5.9 |
| Bramley Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | May 2022 | Wychavon | 6.1 |
| Hangmans Hall Farm, Broad Campdenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Cotswold | 7.1 |
| Holdsworth Distribution Centre, Hinton On The Greenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Wychavon | 7.5 |
| Littleton Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Apr 2026 | Sep 2020 | granted Jan 2021 | Apr 2026 | Wychavon | 8.5 |
| J And J Bannister Evesham, Newtownrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 | Wychavon | 8.7 |
| Evesham Garden Centre, Evesham Country Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Wychavon | 9.6 |
Distance from the average position of the WR12 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 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 38.2 |
| Rooftop solar | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Wychavon decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Wychavon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 34 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.5 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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.