Renewable energy projects in Cambridge
9 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Cambridge (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 7 approved but not running, 0 operational and 0 refused.
9projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
0operational
How Cambridge decides
Cambridge has 7 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 Cambridge
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bedes Inter-Church Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2019 | Feb 2019 | granted Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldhams Business Park, Norman Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Dec 2023 |
| Lion Yard Shopping Centre, Lion Yardrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Coldhams Business Park, Norman Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — |
| Levidian Nanosystems, Levidian Technology Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Dec 2022 | — | Jan 2023 |
| St Andrews Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| Cambridge Parkside Poolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021 | May 2021 | granted Aug 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| Kings College, West Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Cambridge University Hospital, Hills Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
Postcode districts in Cambridge
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB1 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| CB2 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| CB3 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| CB4 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| CB5 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
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 Cambridge by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.