Renewable energy projects in Liverpool
32 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Liverpool (REPD, July 2026 extract): 4 pending, 23 approved but not running, 3 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 0 of 26 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
32projects in the council area
4awaiting a decision
23approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Liverpool decides
| Applications | Liverpool | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Liverpool
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lister Drivebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2023 | Feb 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Jan 2023 |
| Liverpool Energy Management Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2020 | granted Nov 2020 | Mar 2022 |
| Carnegie Road (Phase 2)battery storage | battery storage | 40 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2019 | Mar 2019 | granted Dec 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| Land at Carnegie Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | operationalupdated Jan 2019 | Nov 2016 | — | Jan 2019 |
| Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | refusedupdated Jan 2022 | Dec 2021 | refused Jun 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| Huskisson Dock Building, Huskisson Dockrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| D H L Exel Supply Chain Burton Foods, Portal Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | — | Jul 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (24)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk Powder Terminals, Regent Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Estuary Boulevardrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Garston Shore Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| Alder Hey Hospital, East Prescot Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, East Prescot Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Sainsburys, Jennifer Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Mercedes-Benz, Pall Mallrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Stanley Meat Market, Prescot Road Solar PV Systemsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Waste Care, Lower Bank Viewrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| North Liverpool Academy, Heyworth Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Leisure United Jericho Lane - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Leisure United Simpson - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Jeffrey Humble Playing Fields, Long Lane - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| The Big Yellow Self Storage, Mill Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Self Storage Liverpool South, Goodlass Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Dixons Croxteth Academy, Carr Lane Eastrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Tesco Superstorerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Apr 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| Aigburth Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2021 | Feb 2021 | granted May 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street Wind Turbine & Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | — | Sep 2022 |
| HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street Wind Turbine & Solar Panelswind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | — | Sep 2022 |
| Renaissance Way - Plot 7 Solar PV Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Speke Hall Avenuebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Steel Terminal, Royal Seaforth Dockrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Port Of Liverpool Building, Mann Islandrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 |
Postcode districts in Liverpool
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | 71 | 6 | 53 | 6 |
| L2 | 68 | 6 | 51 | 6 |
| L3 | 69 | 6 | 52 | 6 |
| L4 | 81 | 10 | 57 | 7 |
| L5 | 77 | 7 | 58 | 6 |
| L6 | 83 | 10 | 61 | 6 |
| L7 | 83 | 7 | 64 | 6 |
| L8 | 75 | 6 | 57 | 6 |
| L9 | 85 | 10 | 57 | 7 |
| L11 | 78 | 10 | 55 | 6 |
| L12 | 79 | 10 | 59 | 5 |
| L13 | 91 | 10 | 67 | 7 |
| L14 | 79 | 9 | 58 | 5 |
| L15 | 74 | 8 | 53 | 5 |
| L16 | 69 | 9 | 51 | 4 |
| L17 | 63 | 4 | 49 | 5 |
| L18 | 59 | 5 | 44 | 4 |
| L19 | 41 | 4 | 31 | 3 |
| L24 | 45 | 6 | 31 | 3 |
| L25 | 54 | 6 | 40 | 4 |
| L27 | 59 | 7 | 40 | 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 Liverpool by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.