Renewable energy projects in Hackney
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Hackney (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 2 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused.
3projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
2approved, not running
1operational
How Hackney decides
Hackney has 3 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 Hackney
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Groverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Holly Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Aug 2021 | granted Feb 2023 | Jan 2022 |
| Jobcentreplus, Drysdale Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Sep 2025 |
Postcode districts in Hackney
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E5 | 83 | 9 | 60 | 5 |
| E8 | 77 | 10 | 53 | 4 |
| E9 | 81 | 10 | 56 | 5 |
| EC2A | 71 | 11 | 46 | 3 |
| N16 | 67 | 6 | 50 | 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 Hackney by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.