Renewable energy projects in Medway
19 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Medway (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 14 approved but not running, 1 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 3 of 18 decided applications (17%; UK 19%), with a median 10 weeks from submission to decision.
19projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
14approved, not running
17%of decisions refused
How Medway decides
| Applications | Medway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Medway
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Station Road, Isle Of Grainbattery storage | battery storage | 249 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Sundridge Hillbattery storage | battery storage | 49.5 | under constructionupdated Mar 2022 | Nov 2017 | granted Aug 2018 | Mar 2022 |
| Malmaynes Hall Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12 | operationalupdated Jun 2015 | Jul 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Jun 2015 |
| Perry's Farm Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refusedupdated May 2016 | Jun 2015 | refused Jan 2016 | May 2016 |
| Phinia, Courteney Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.8 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Dec 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| London Medway Commercial Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted May 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Mid Kent College Medway Campus, Medway Road Battery Storage, ASHPbattery storage | battery storage | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Feb 2024 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Kent College, Medway Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Gillingham Technical Centre, Phinia Courteney Road Solar PV Systemsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Gillingham Technical Centre, Courteney Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Mill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Dec 2021 |
| Four Elms Roundabout, Wainscott - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Featherby Road, Bredgar Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | refused Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Cloverlay Industrial Park, Canterbury Lane - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Apr 2026 |
| Burnt Oak Primary School, Richmond Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Maritime Way, Gillinghamrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | refusedupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | refused May 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Morrisons Supermarket, Rochesterrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted May 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| Medway One Energy Hubbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Beechings Way, Eastcourt Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
Postcode districts in Medway
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME1 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| ME2 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
| ME3 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| ME4 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| ME5 | 31 | 3 | 20 | 3 |
| ME7 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| ME8 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 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 Medway by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.