Renewable energy projects in Kensington and Chelsea
2 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Kensington and Chelsea (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 2 approved but not running, 0 operational and 0 refused.
How Kensington and Chelsea decides
Kensington and Chelsea has 2 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 Kensington and Chelsea
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea And Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road - Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Kensington Leisure Centre, Silchester Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 |
Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SW3 | 88 | 8 | 72 | 1 |
| SW5 | 92 | 7 | 78 | 0 |
| SW7 | 89 | 8 | 73 | 1 |
| SW10 | 90 | 7 | 76 | 0 |
| W8 | 90 | 7 | 75 | 1 |
| W10 | 82 | 6 | 70 | 0 |
| W11 | 81 | 6 | 68 | 0 |
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 Kensington and Chelsea by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.