High Green Longney Estate Solar Farm (25 MW)
High Green Longney Estate Solar Farm is a 25 MW solar farm project in Stroud, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 26 September 2022; the record was last updated on 2 September 2020.
25 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
2 September 2020record last updated
Stroudcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 March 2018 | Application submitted |
| 30 November 2018 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 29 May 2019 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 September 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 September 2019 | Appeal allowed |
| 26 September 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 2 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- Stroud
- Planning application reference
- S.18/0537/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/C1625/W/19/3229860
- Site area
- 40.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The East Of High Green, Longney, Gloucester
- Council area (by location)
- Stroud
- Time to decision
- 81 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- Name in REPD
- High Green Longney Estate - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 6580
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 | 20 | 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| Gravel Farm, Cleeve Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |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| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |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).