Moreton Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Moreton Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Stroud, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 April 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 April 2022. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 5 April 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 5 April 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 February 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 April 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 April 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 April 2022
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar Projects 7 Limited
- Planning authority
- Stroud
- Planning application reference
- S.21/0465/FUL
- Site area
- 116.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Parcels A & B Near Whitminster Gloucestershire
- Council area (by location)
- Stroud
- Time to decision
- 58 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- Name in REPD
- Moreton Lane - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 8843
The scheme also includes 49.9 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 | 1.7 |
| High Green Longney Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | permission expired | 1.7 |
| Epney, Framilode Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.5 | refused | 2.3 |
| Brookthorpe Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Gravel Farm, Cleeve Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Bristol Road | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 6.2 |
| Stantway Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
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 (51.7951, -2.3128).