Renewable energy projects in Elmbridge
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Elmbridge (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 6 approved but not running, 3 operational and 0 refused.
11projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
6approved, not running
3operational
How Elmbridge decides
Elmbridge has 9 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 Elmbridge
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton WTW PVsolar farm | solar farm | 1.8 | operationalupdated Oct 2013 | — | — | Oct 2013 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garson Farm, Winterdown Road Solar Panels & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | May 2023 | — | May 2023 |
| Hurst Road - Walton Solar PV Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | operationalupdated Nov 2021 | — | granted Jan 2023 | Nov 2021 |
| Cobham Motorway Service Area Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | operationalupdated Nov 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Garson Farm, Winterdown Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Vickers Drive North, Brooklands Industrial Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 |
| Big Yellow Self Storage, Central Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Rydens Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Avro Way, Brooklands Industrial Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Garson Farm, Winterdown Road Solar Panels & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | May 2023 | — | May 2023 |
| David Lloyd Leisure, Brooklands Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
Postcode districts in Elmbridge
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT7 | 39 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| KT8 | 46 | 4 | 35 | 3 |
| KT10 | 35 | 2 | 26 | 4 |
| KT11 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 4 |
| KT12 | 46 | 5 | 33 | 5 |
| KT13 | 36 | 5 | 25 | 5 |
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 Elmbridge by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.