Worlds End Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Worlds End Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Stroud, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 11 May 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 May 2021. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 May 2021
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Stroud
- Planning application reference
- S.21/1210/FUL
- Site area
- 64.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Parcel West Of Worlds End Farm Worldsend Lane Clapton Berkeley
- Council area (by location)
- Stroud
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 9053
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Farm, Clapton - Ground Mounted Solar Park | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Hill Court Solar farm & Battery storage | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Hill Court, Tranton Lane Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Stoneyard Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 3.3 |
| Hook Street Energy Storage Compound | battery storage | 100 | refused | 3.8 |
| Watts Group Factory Site | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 4.9 |
| Land North of Actrees Solar Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 5.9 |
| Hurst Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Land At Actrees Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.1 |
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 (51.6747, -2.5068).