Upper Wick Solar Farm (5 MW)
Upper Wick Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Stroud, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 January 2016; the record was last updated on 21 April 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
21 April 2020record last updated
Stroudcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 14 January 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 January 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 21 April 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Upper Wick Solar Farm
- Planning authority
- Stroud
- Planning application reference
- S.14/2460/FUL
- Site area
- 13.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Parcel To East of Wick Bridge, Upper Wick, Dursley
- Council area (by location)
- Stroud
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4751
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land At Actrees Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.8 |
| Land North of Actrees Solar Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 1.9 |
| Upper Huntingford Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 2.6 |
| Berkeley Vale | wind farm | 16 | refused | 2.6 |
| Hook Street Energy Storage Compound | battery storage | 100 | refused | 5.4 |
| Woodlands Farm, Clapton - Ground Mounted Solar Park | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Varley , Talbot End Farm, Cromhall Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Worlds End Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Kingston Road, Slimbridge | battery storage | 36 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
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 (51.6668, -2.4082).