Siddington Solar Farm (19.9 MW)
Siddington Solar Farm is a 19.9 MW solar farm project in Cotswold, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction; the record was last updated on 31 July 2023.
19.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
31 July 2023record last updated
Cotswoldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2020 | Application submitted |
| 21 May 2021 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 31 July 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Gresham House / Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- Cotswold
- Planning application reference
- 20/04499/FUL
- Site area
- 73.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Ashton Road
- Council area (by location)
- Cotswold
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 8257
Who decides
| Applications | Cotswold | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spratsgate Lane, Siddington Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Cirencester Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | operational | 3.1 |
| Crucis Park | solar farm | 12.5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Cooles Farm, Minety Solar Park/Battery Storage | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Kemble Wick | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 6.3 |
| Malmesbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Fairholme, Minety | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Minety South 2 | battery storage | 50 | operational | 9.7 |
| Welsh Way Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (51.6906, -1.9529).