High Green Longney Estate Solar Farm (20 MW)
High Green Longney Estate Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Stroud, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 26 July 2022; the record was last updated on 27 July 2022.
20 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
27 July 2022record last updated
Stroudcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 April 2019 | Application submitted |
| 26 July 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 July 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 27 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- Stroud
- Planning application reference
- S.19/0760/FUL
- Site area
- 40.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The East Of High Green Longney Gloucester
- Council area (by location)
- Stroud
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Name in REPD
- High Green Longney Estate - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 7458
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Green Longney Estate Solar Farm S.18/0537/FUL | 25 | 5 March 2018 | planning permission expired on 26 September 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Green Longney Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Moreton Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Epney, Framilode Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.5 | refused | 1.7 |
| Gravel Farm, Cleeve Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Stantway Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Bristol Road | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 5.7 |
| Brookthorpe Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
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 (51.8076, -2.3267).