Spratsgate Lane, Siddington Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (25 MW)
Spratsgate Lane, Siddington Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System is a 25 MW solar farm project in Cotswold, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 12 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 August 2025.
25 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
11 August 2025record last updated
Cotswoldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Aura Power Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Cotswold
- Planning application reference
- 25/01623/FUL
- Site area
- 52.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Spratsgate Lane Siddington
- Council area (by location)
- Cotswold
- Name in REPD
- Spratsgate Lane, Siddington - Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19220
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siddington Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.9 | under construction | 1.8 |
| Cirencester Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | operational | 4.6 |
| Kemble Wick | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 4.7 |
| Cooles Farm, Minety Solar Park/Battery Storage | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Crucis Park | solar farm | 12.5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Fairholme, Minety | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Malmesbury Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Minety South 2 | battery storage | 50 | operational | 9.0 |
| National Grid Minety Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (51.688, -1.978).