Renewable energy projects in Kingston upon Thames
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Kingston upon Thames (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 2 approved but not running, 1 operational and 2 refused.
How Kingston upon Thames decides
Kingston upon Thames 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 Kingston upon Thames
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Oak Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | refused on appealupdated Jun 2019 | Oct 2017 | — | Jun 2019 |
| London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoirfloating solar | floating solar | 6.3 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | — | — | Jul 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakpoint, Oakcroft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Charrington Bowl, Kingston Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | refused Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Hook Rise Business Centre, Hook Rise Southrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
Postcode districts in Kingston upon Thames
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT1 | 49 | 5 | 35 | 3 |
| KT2 | 50 | 5 | 34 | 3 |
| KT3 | 40 | 4 | 27 | 3 |
| KT5 | 41 | 4 | 29 | 3 |
| KT6 | 38 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| KT9 | 31 | 4 | 21 | 4 |
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 Kingston upon Thames by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.