Emergency Air Operation Base, Gloucester Road (6 MW solar farm)
Emergency Air Operation Base, Gloucester Road is a 6 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 January 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 9 April 2026.
6 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
9 April 2026record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 January 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 9 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Bristol Energy
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P26/00151/F
- Site area
- 9.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, Emergency Air Operation Base, Gloucester Road, Almondsbury, Bristol
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Name in REPD
- Emergency Air Operation Base, Gloucester Road - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 19780
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 | 1.6 |
| Hammond Court Farm | solar farm | 15 | operational | 2.3 |
| Cattybrook Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Grange Farm (Avon) | solar farm | 21 | operational | 2.8 |
| Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Perrinpit Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.3 |
| Ingst Hill Wind Farm/ M48 Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.2 | appeal withdrawn | 4.6 |
| Alveston Wind Park | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 4.6 |
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 (51.5516, -2.5578).