Brookthorpe Solar Farm (8 MW)
Brookthorpe Solar Farm is an 8 MW solar farm project in Stroud, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 December 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
8 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
Stroudcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 December 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- PS Renewables
- Planning authority
- Stroud
- Planning application reference
- S.24/0609/FUL
- Site area
- 11.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Adjoining Stroud Road Whaddon
- Council area (by location)
- Stroud
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 13057
Who decides
| Applications | Stroud | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Road | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 2.4 |
| Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Registry Twyver House, Bruton Way | rooftop solar | 8.8 | application withdrawn | 4.4 |
| Moreton Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Over Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Linton Court Farm, Highnam | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| High Green Longney Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | permission expired | 6.0 |
| High Green Longney Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | permission expired | 6.0 |
| Brockworth Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 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 (51.8251, -2.2443).