Cirencester Solar Farm (23 MW)
Cirencester Solar Farm is a 23 MW solar farm project in Cotswold, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 13 October 2022; the record was last updated on 24 January 2020.
23 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 January 2020record last updated
Cotswoldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 September 2018 | Construction started |
| 13 October 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 23 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Warrington Borough Council / Statkraft
- Planning authority
- Cotswold
- Planning application reference
- 15/01923/FUL
- Site area
- 45.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Parcel East Of, Wilpit Lane, Preston, Cirencester
- Council area (by location)
- Cotswold
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5276
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (operational).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucis Park | solar farm | 12.5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Siddington Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.9 | under construction | 3.1 |
| Spratsgate Lane, Siddington Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Welsh Way Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Malmesbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Cooles Farm, Minety Solar Park/Battery Storage | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 9.2 |
| Kemble Wick | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 9.4 |
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 (51.7109, -1.9217).