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Renewable energy projects in Oldham

19 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Oldham (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 17 approved but not running, 0 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 2 of 19 decided applications (11%; UK 19%), with a median 9 weeks from submission to decision.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

19projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
17approved, not running
11%of decisions refused

How Oldham decides

ApplicationsOldhamUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)1910,236
Refused2 (11%)19%
Solar refused0 of 1312%
Onshore wind refused1 of 145%
Battery storage refused1 of 516%
Median time from submission to decision9.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 1—

Projects in Oldham

Projects of 1 MW and more (7)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updated
Whitegate Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage57under constructionupdated Oct 2025Feb 2022granted May 2022Oct 2025
Medlock Road, Failsworthbattery storagebattery storage30approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Oct 2024granted Oct 2025Nov 2025
Lowerfields Farm, Warren Lanebattery storagebattery storage27application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025
Chaddertonbattery storagebattery storage20under constructionupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted Dec 2022May 2022
Denshaw Windfarmwind farmwind farm10.5refusedupdated Sep 2005Dec 2003refused Feb 2006Sep 2005
IGC, Lydia Becker Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar3.1approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Aug 2025granted Sep 2025Sep 2025
Chaddertonbattery storagebattery storage2.5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022Mar 2022granted May 2022Mar 2022
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updated
Manor Mill, Victoria Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022Aug 2022granted Dec 2022Dec 2022
Featherstall Road Tesco (Chadderton)rooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Mar 2020Jan 2020granted Mar 2020Mar 2020
Molnlycke Healthcare, Brook Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023Feb 2023granted Mar 2023Apr 2023
Tesco Stores, Featherstall Road Northrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023Jun 2023granted Jul 2023Aug 2023
Oldham Athletic Football Club, Hilbre Avenuerooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Sep 2025granted Oct 2025Nov 2025
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Union Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated May 2026Feb 2026granted Apr 2026May 2026
Bentfield Industrial Unitsbattery storagebattery storage0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021Feb 2020granted May 2020Jan 2021
Airtech Advanced Materialsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Sep 2025granted Oct 2025Nov 2025
Oldham Broadway Business Park, Broadgaterooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024Dec 2023granted Mar 2024Apr 2024
Middleton Associates, Chaddertonrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023Sep 2023granted Oct 2023Oct 2023
Foxdenton Lane, Chaddertonrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Dec 2024granted Jan 2025Jan 2025
Oldham Broadway Business Park Solar Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2021Feb 2021granted Apr 2021Mar 2021

Postcode districts in Oldham

DistrictProjects within 10 kmPendingApprovedOperational
M35857667
OL1646503
OL2535421
OL3212170
OL4474372
OL8756577
OL9796625

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 Oldham by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.

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