Broadfield Farmhouse (5 MW solar farm)
Broadfield Farmhouse is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cotswold, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 24 February 2019; the record was last updated on 26 October 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
26 October 2018record last updated
Cotswoldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 February 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 26 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cotswold
- Planning application reference
- 15/03186/FUL
- Site area
- 11.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Broadfield Farm, Broadfield Farm Lane, Eastington, Cheltenham
- Council area (by location)
- Cotswold
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5822
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Way Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (51.7993, -1.8153).