Renewable energy projects in Runnymede
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Runnymede (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 4 approved but not running, 1 operational and 1 refused.
8projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
4approved, not running
1operational
How Runnymede decides
Runnymede 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 Runnymede
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twynersh Meadows, Thorpe Road Solar Park & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 5.5 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Twynersh Meadows, Thorpe Road Solar Park & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 5 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Chertsey Water Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | operationalupdated Jan 2023 | — | — | Jan 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Johns Beaumont School, Priest Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | refused Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Parkside, Wick Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Addlestone Moor, Chertsey Road - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Fullbrook School, Selsdon Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Weymanor Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Oct 2024 | Dec 2024 |
Postcode districts in Runnymede
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 Runnymede by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.