Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon (15 MW solar farm)
Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon is a 15 MW solar farm project in Swindon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 February 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 March 2026.
15 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
31 March 2026record last updated
Swindoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 June 2025 | Application submitted |
| 11 February 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 February 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Quintas Cleantech
- Planning authority
- Swindon
- Planning application reference
- S/25/0809
- Site area
- 13.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon,Swindon
- Council area (by location)
- Swindon
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 17362
Who decides
| Applications | Swindon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.8 |
| Water Eaton Farm / Port Farm | solar farm | 34.8 | operational | 2.6 |
| Castle Eaton Farm | solar farm | 17.8 | operational | 2.8 |
| Stanton solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Catsbrain Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Corner Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.3 |
| Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road | battery storage | 66 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Brindley Close (Extension) | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 5.7 |
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 (51.6238, -1.7976).