Renewable energy projects in Crawley
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Crawley (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 9 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 10 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
12projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Crawley decides
| Applications | Crawley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Crawley
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welland Medical, Hydehurst Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Johnsons Hotel, Woolborough Lane -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| K2 Crawley Leisure Centre, Pease Pottage Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| Elekta Limited, Fleming Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Manor Royal, Rowfantrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 | — | Oct 2021 |
| Vodafone UK, Newton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Unit 2, Hollywood Bowl, Crawley Leisure Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted May 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Yodel, County Oak Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Oriel High Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Feb 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Mar 2021 | Feb 2021 |
| Gatwick House, Pound Hillsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | — | Aug 2023 |
| Boeing House, Crawley Business Quarterrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| Diva Innovation Centre, Crompton Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
Postcode districts in Crawley
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 Crawley by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.