Renewable energy projects in Merton
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Merton (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 4 approved but not running, 0 operational and 0 refused.
6projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
4approved, not running
0operational
How Merton decides
Merton has 5 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 Merton
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Lane Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 11 | abandonedupdated May 2014 | Jun 2004 | granted Aug 2004 | May 2014 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsburys Superstore, Merton High Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| David Lloyd Club, Bushey Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| JJ Foodservice, South Wimbledonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Nov 2024 |
| Wyvern Estate, Beverley Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Morden Road, South Wimbledonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 |
Postcode districts in Merton
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 Merton by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.