Renewable energy projects in Oadby and Wigston
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Oadby and Wigston (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 3 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused.
How Oadby and Wigston decides
Oadby and Wigston 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 Oadby and Wigston
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spire Leicester Hospital, Gartree Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Wigston Swimming Pool, Station Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Harborough Road Storerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Apr 2020 | Dec 2019 | granted Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| Parklands Leisure Centre, Washbrook Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Postcode districts in Oadby and Wigston
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE18 | 49 | 7 | 31 | 7 |
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 Oadby and Wigston by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.