Renewable energy projects in Barking and Dagenham
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Barking and Dagenham (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 11 approved but not running, 2 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 13 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 7 weeks from submission to decision.
15projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
11approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Barking and Dagenham decides
| Applications | Barking and Dagenham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 11 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Barking and Dagenham
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atcost Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2024 | May 2024 | — | May 2024 |
| Ford Wind Park - Dagenhamwind farm | wind farm | 5.9 | operationalupdated Aug 2011 | Mar 2003 | granted Jul 2003 | Aug 2011 |
| Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension)wind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | operationalupdated Sep 2011 | Apr 2009 | granted Jul 2009 | Sep 2011 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circular 13, Unit B, Gascoigne Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| JJ Food Service, Orion Park Messina Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Thames Gateway Park, Choats Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Goresbrook School, Cook Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Pooles Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Manor Joinery Estate, Eastern Approach Alfreds Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Dagenham Motors, Ripple Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| New England Industrial Estate Developmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | under constructionupdated May 2023 | Mar 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | May 2023 |
| Nic Ice, Thames Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road Solarrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | no application requiredupdated May 2025 | Apr 2025 | — | May 2025 |
Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham
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. Projects belong to Barking and Dagenham by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.