Renewable energy projects in Peterborough
43 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Peterborough (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 28 approved but not running, 2 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 6 of 35 decided applications (17%; UK 19%), with a median 13 weeks from submission to decision.
43projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
28approved, not running
17%of decisions refused
How Peterborough decides
| Applications | Peterborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Projects in Peterborough
Projects of 1 MW and more (25)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutsgrove Farm, Thorneybattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Third Drove, Fengatebattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2026 | Jun 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2026 |
| Nutsgrove Farm, Thorneysolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Malice Farm, French Drove Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Aug 2025 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Malice Farm, French Drovebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Aug 2025 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Farms of Newboroughsolar farm | solar farm | 49 | application withdrawnupdated Jul 2015 | Dec 2012 | — | Jul 2015 |
| Morris Fen (PV)solar farm | solar farm | 27 | application withdrawnupdated Jul 2015 | Dec 2012 | — | Jul 2015 |
| Wryde Croftwind farm | wind farm | 26 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | Jul 2006 | granted Apr 2010 | Feb 2016 |
| Morris Fen (Wind)wind farm | wind farm | 16 | refusedupdated May 2009 | Sep 2003 | refused Apr 2004 | May 2009 |
| Gores Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2015 | Apr 2013 | — | Nov 2015 |
| Nutsgrove Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 14.4 | abandonedupdated Apr 2016 | Jul 2006 | granted Apr 2010 | Apr 2016 |
| Dogsthorpe, Welland Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 14 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Wittering Ford Road, Barnack Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 11 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Willow Hall Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2015 | Jun 2014 | — | Dec 2015 |
| America Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8 | application withdrawnupdated Jul 2014 | Dec 2012 | — | Jul 2014 |
| French Farm 2 (Extension)wind farm | wind farm | 8 | refusedupdated Sep 2015 | Jun 2013 | granted Feb 2014 | Sep 2015 |
| Hundred Road Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 6 | appeal withdrawnupdated Sep 2015 | Jun 2011 | refused Nov 2014 | Sep 2015 |
| French Farmwind farm | wind farm | 4 | operationalupdated Dec 2016 | Nov 2008 | granted Sep 2010 | Dec 2016 |
| Land at Wittering Ford Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 3.9 | permission expiredupdated Apr 2020 | Jan 2015 | granted Jan 2016 | Apr 2020 |
| Wittering Ford Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2019 | Sep 2019 | granted Nov 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| Kingston Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.8 | permission expiredupdated Feb 2020 | Jul 2018 | — | Feb 2020 |
| J S Davidson Limited, Shrewsbury Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Coningsby Business Park, Stirling Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Baker Perkins, Manor Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Perkins Engines, Fengate Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Dec 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (18)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiddicare, Club Way Solar Panlesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Strada Alwalton Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Peterborough Regional College, Park Crescentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Joice And Hill Poultry Solar PV Farmrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Veolia Water Technologies, Newcombe Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Coningsby Business Park, Stirling Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Nene Park Academy, Orton Longueville - Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Stirling Way, Brettonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| F P Smith Motors, Sturrock Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Inclusive, Titan Drive - Micro Energy storage facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Vicarage Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Vicarage Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Dukesmead Road, Dukesmead Industrial Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Lincoln Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Bringhurst, Orton Goldhaybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Rightwell West, Bretton - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Dogsthorpe, Welland Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| David Lloyd Clubs, Thorpe Woodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Dec 2023 |
Postcode districts in Peterborough
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE1 | 37 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| PE2 | 37 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| PE3 | 35 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| PE4 | 36 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| PE5 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| PE6 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
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 Peterborough by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.