CONSTITUENCY BRIEFING · ENERGYMAP.APP
Forest of Dean
Forest of Dean has 64 MW of clean power (all solar) approved and still not built: enough to supply a year's electricity to 23,000 homes. Britain's grid bottlenecks still add to bills here: about £92 a year per household, £3.6m across the constituency's 39,094 homes.
Ranks 103 of 650 for clean power approved and not built.
What is stuck, and why
| Project and developer | Tech | Size | Why it is stuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Court Farm, Highnam - Battery storageSTOR 136 Limited | Battery | 100 MW | Approved 3 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref 22/01374/FUL |
| Murrells End Farm - Solar ArraysElgin Energy EsCo Limited | Solar | 50 MW18,000 homes | Refused by Forest of Dean Council in 2023Who can move it: Forest of Dean Council · planning ref P0271/22/FUL |
| Moat Farm - Solar FarmElgin Energy EsCo Limited | Solar | 50 MW18,000 homes | Approved less than a year ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref P2061/21/FUL |
| Lightwood Solar Farm - Solar PanelsEden AW Solar Ltd | Solar | 40 MW15,000 homes | Waiting 15 months for a planning decisionWho can move it: Forest of Dean Council · planning ref P0498/25/FUL |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam - Solar FarmPathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited | Solar | 40 MW15,000 homes | Waiting 13 months for a planning decisionWho can move it: Tewkesbury Council · planning ref 25/00566/FUL |
| Maisemore - Solar FarmRenewable Connections Developments Limited | Solar | 37 MW13,000 homes | Approved 3 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref 22/00397/FUL |
| Two Mile Lane, Highnam - Solar FarmO&G Solar SPV 52 Limited | Solar | 36 MW13,000 homes | Applied in 2026, still waiting for a decisionWho can move it: Tewkesbury Council · planning ref 26/00207/FUL |
| Northington Lane - Battery Storage FacilityGreen Frog Ventures Limited | Battery | 35 MW | Approved 3 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref P1817/21/FUL |
| Locquiers Farm, Plump Hill - Solar FarmOpdenergy UK 3 Limited | Solar | 16 MW5,700 homes | Approved 5 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref P0980/21/FUL |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam - Battery StoragePathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited | Battery | 10 MW | Waiting 13 months for a planning decisionWho can move it: Tewkesbury Council · planning ref 25/00566/FUL |
| Over FarmOver Farm Solar | Solar | 9.9 MW3,600 homes | Approved 10 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref 15/00409/FUL |
| Stream Lane, Upleadon - Solar Photovoltaic FarmPathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited | Solar | 6 MW2,200 homes | Refused by Forest of Dean Council in 2023Who can move it: Forest of Dean Council · planning ref P1350/22/FUL |
Plus 2 smaller projects — see the full seat page.
Compared with its neighbours
| Constituency | Approved, not built | Running | Paid to switch off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest of Dean | 64 MW | 98 MW | not visible |
| Tewkesbury | 66 MW | 41 MW | not visible |
| Gloucester | 7.2 MW | 0 MW | not visible |
| North Herefordshire | 2.3 MW | 50 MW | not visible |
| West Worcestershire | 5.8 MW | 95 MW | not visible |
| Monmouthshire | 33 MW | 39 MW | not visible |
Tewkesbury next door has 66 MW waiting, more than Forest of Dean's 64 MW.
The rest of the briefing
- Every approval each project still needs, and which of them the public can see
- What building them would mean here — community payments, business rates and construction work
- Drafted parliamentary questions and letters, filled in with this seat's figures
- 3 story angles for local reporting
- A two-page PDF, and a newsroom edition with the references and who to call
Everything above needs no account, and neither does the full seat page, the method or this constituency's raw data. The account covers the packaged briefing and its PDF, and nothing else.