Renewable energy projects in Rushmoor
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Rushmoor (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 5 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused.
7projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
5approved, not running
1operational
How Rushmoor decides
Rushmoor has 6 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 Rushmoor
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnborough Airportrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.7 | operationalupdated Nov 2024 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Nov 2024 |
| Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, Etps Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | under constructionupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chancerygate Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | abandonedupdated Feb 2021 | Jan 2020 | — | Feb 2021 |
| Chancerygate Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Templer Avenue Solar Photovoltaic Panelsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Nov 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| St Michaels Abbey, Farnborough Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Invincible Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
Postcode districts in Rushmoor
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 Rushmoor by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.