Renewable energy projects in Blaby
26 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Blaby (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 18 approved but not running, 4 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 22 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
26projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
18approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Blaby decides
| Applications | Blaby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Blaby
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normanton Energy Reservebattery storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Dec 2022 | granted Jan 2024 | Apr 2025 |
| National Grid Enderby Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | operationalupdated Mar 2026 | Aug 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Mar 2026 |
| Enderby Storage, Redcomb Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Mar 2026 | Oct 2017 | granted Jan 2018 | Mar 2026 |
| Soars Lodge Farm, Foston Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Oct 2024 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Desford Road, Thurlastonsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2020 | Mar 2018 | granted Sep 2018 | Sep 2020 |
| Hinckley Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Feb 2022 | granted May 2023 | Apr 2026 |
| Hill Farm Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 20 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | — | Dec 2021 |
| Lychgate Lane, Aston Flamville Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | under constructionupdated Jul 2026 | Aug 2022 | granted Apr 2024 | Jul 2026 |
| Blaby Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.5 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jul 2016 |
| Dorsey Way, Enderbyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.8 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Land at and adjacent to Leicester Forest Servicesbattery storage | battery storage | 1.5 | operationalupdated Mar 2020 | Jun 2017 | granted Feb 2022 | Mar 2020 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Avenue, Unit Arooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Dorsey Way, Enderbyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Saladworks, Kirby Muxloerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Kirby Road Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | under constructionupdated Jan 2022 | Nov 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Jan 2022 |
| The Whittle Estate, Whetstonerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| Feldspar Close - Plot N -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Showroom Meridian East, Meridian Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Centurion Way, Braunstone Townrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Aug 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Leicestershire Constabulary, St Johnssolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| Enderby Leisure Centre, Mill Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Enderby Road Industrial Estate, Enderby Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Mar 2025 |
| Meridian Leisure Park Solar Photovoltaics Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Feb 2022 | Jan 2022 | — | Feb 2022 |
| Unit F, Meridian Leisure Park, Braunstone Townrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Forest Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Nov 2024 |
| Leisure Centre Carlton Park, King Edward Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
Postcode districts in Blaby
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 Blaby by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.