Banbury Road, Gaydon (18 MW solar farm)
Banbury Road, Gaydon is an 18 MW solar farm project in Stratford-on-Avon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 August 2025; the record was last updated on 26 August 2025.
18 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 August 2025record last updated
Stratford-on-Avoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 23 March 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Jaguar Land Rover Manufacturing
- Planning authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Planning application reference
- 22/03361/FUL
- Site area
- 21.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Jaguar Land Rover, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Lighthorne Heath, Warwick
- Council area (by location)
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Banbury Road, Gaydon - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 10016
Who decides
| Applications | Stratford-on-Avon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Martin Lagonda, Banbury Road | rooftop solar | 5.2 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Starbold Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 3.2 |
| The Elms | solar farm | 10.4 | operational | 3.4 |
| Moreton Morrell | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Feldon Vale Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 3.7 |
| Feldon Vale Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Ashorne Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Dadglow Farm, Bishops Itchington | battery storage | 20 | refused | 4.7 |
| Deppers Bridge | solar | 9 | refused | 6.0 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.1946, -1.4844).