Renewable energy projects in Rugby
30 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Rugby (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 19 approved but not running, 2 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 3 of 25 decided applications (12%; UK 19%), with a median 13 weeks from submission to decision.
30projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
19approved, not running
12%of decisions refused
How Rugby decides
| Applications | Rugby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Rugby
Projects of 1 MW and more (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Main Road, Anstybattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Bungalow Farm, Smeaton Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 60 | application submittedupdated Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Feb 2025 |
| Bungalow Farm, Smeaton Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 60 | application submittedupdated Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Feb 2025 |
| Elms Farm - Hinckley Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024 | Jun 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Mar 2024 |
| Harborough Fields Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 27 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Jul 2022 |
| Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grovesolar farm | solar farm | 25 | under constructionupdated Sep 2025 | Oct 2022 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2025 |
| Streetfield Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 18.3 | operationalupdated Feb 2023 | Feb 2019 | granted Jun 2019 | Feb 2023 |
| Bransford Bridgewind farm | wind farm | 18 | refusedupdated Apr 2012 | Jun 2011 | refused Sep 2011 | Apr 2012 |
| Leamington Road, Princethorpe - Ash Tree Solar Photovoltaic Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 16.8 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | May 2024 | granted Aug 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Coal Pit Lane, Willey Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 16 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Rugby Road, Kilsby - Rainsbrook Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023 | Jul 2022 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| School Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12 | refusedupdated Oct 2016 | Nov 2014 | refused Sep 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| Swift Wind Farm (Bransford Bridge)wind farm | wind farm | 8 | refused on appealupdated Feb 2016 | Nov 2013 | refused Apr 2014 | Feb 2016 |
| Ling Hallsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2014 | — | Aug 2022 |
| Highwood Farmrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Apr 2016 | granted Jun 2016 | Aug 2020 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Sainsburys, Dunchurch Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Quartzelec Limited, Castle Mound Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Somers Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Rugby Motorway Services, Leicester Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Sainsburys, Draken Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Peri Limited, Market Harborough Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Feb 2023 |
| Sainsburys Supermarketsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Cosford Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Dec 2021 |
| Hi Speed Services, Haynes Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| The Queens Diamond Jubilee Centre, Bruce Williams Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Harborough Fields Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | permission expiredupdated Jul 2020 | Jun 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Jul 2020 |
| Elms Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024 | Jun 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Mar 2024 |
| Symmetry Park Energy Centrebattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated Feb 2023 | Aug 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Feb 2023 |
| Barby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Hydes Lane, Stretton Baskervillebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Feb 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 |
Postcode districts in Rugby
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 Rugby by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.