Renewable energy projects in Luton
9 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Luton (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 8 approved but not running, 0 operational and 0 refused.
9projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
8approved, not running
0operational
How Luton decides
Luton has 9 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 Luton
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Motorsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 5 | abandonedupdated Jan 2020 | Sep 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jan 2020 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton Airport, President Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Percival Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Astrazeneca UK, Capability Greenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Butterfied Business Park, Great Marlingsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| Inspire Luton Sports Village, Butterfield Green Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| North Luton Industrial Estate, Sedgwick Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
| Luton Sixth Form College, Bradgers Hill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| The Chalk Hills Academy, Leagrave High Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
Postcode districts in Luton
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 Luton by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.