Renewable energy projects in Ipswich
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Ipswich (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 14 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 16 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
16projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
14approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Ipswich decides
| Applications | Ipswich | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 16 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Ipswich
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (16)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson Port Services, Cliff Quay Solar Panlesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Bluestem Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Sainsburys Supermarkets, Hadleigh Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| White House Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Gatacre Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Marguerite Jeffries Centre - Micro Energy Storage Unitbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Beacon House, White House Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Crown Car Park - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Outside Crown House, Crown Street - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Birkfield Drive - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Westbourne Branch Library, Sherrington Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Raeburn Road South and Gainsborough Lane - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | May 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Amenity Land Opp To Crown Court, Chancery Road - Micro Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| University Of Suffolk Campus Northbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | granted Sep 2021 | Mar 2020 |
| Rope Walkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| David Lloyd Leisurerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 |
Postcode districts in Ipswich
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 Ipswich by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.