Renewable energy projects in Bury
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Bury (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 4 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused.
5projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
4approved, not running
1operational
How Bury decides
Bury has 5 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Bury
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lascar Worksbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | operationalupdated Jul 2019 | Nov 2017 | granted May 2018 | Jul 2019 |
| Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 11 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park 17 Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| The Food Warehouse Iceland, Pilsworth Road -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Polyflor Limited, Prestwich Delivery Officerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Postcode districts in Bury
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL0 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| BL8 | 33 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| BL9 | 44 | 3 | 29 | 4 |
| M25 | 92 | 5 | 71 | 7 |
| M26 | 40 | 5 | 28 | 4 |
| M45 | 77 | 5 | 59 | 6 |
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 Bury by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.