Cattybrook Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Cattybrook Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 April 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Luminous Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P23/03430/F
- Site area
- 82.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Near Boardinghouse Lane Almondsbury
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 70 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 15411
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 1.2 |
| Emergency Air Operation Base, Gloucester Road | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Ingst Hill Wind Farm/ M48 Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.2 | appeal withdrawn | 3.3 |
| Central Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 7 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Hammond Court Farm | solar farm | 15 | operational | 4.5 |
| Grange Farm (Avon) | solar farm | 21 | operational | 5.1 |
| Severn Road, Hallen | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Avonmouth Port II | wind farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Unnamed battery storage (REPD 6907) | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 5.8 |
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 (51.5526, -2.5932).