Renewable energy projects in Sandwell
37 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Sandwell (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 29 approved but not running, 3 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 2 of 35 decided applications (6%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
37projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
29approved, not running
6%of decisions refused
How Sandwell decides
| Applications | Sandwell | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Sandwell
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Richards Quarry, Portway Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Golds Hillbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | operationalupdated Oct 2025 | May 2021 | granted Aug 2021 | Oct 2025 |
| Bustleholme Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Oct 2023 | Jul 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Oct 2023 |
| Midland Quarry Products, Smith Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | May 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Moorcroft Drive, Moorcroft Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| DPD Distribution Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Nov 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Feb 2017 |
| Broadwell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Jun 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (30)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emr Oldbury, Union Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Oldbury Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Nov 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| NDC Polipak, Garratts Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| West Bromwich Albion Football Clubrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Voestalpine Metsec, Broadwell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Cliff Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Spartan Industrial Centre, Brickhouse Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Huf Uk, New Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2024 | Jan 2024 | — | Feb 2024 |
| First Steps Nursery, Waterloo Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, Lower City Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Moor Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Devonshire Infant & Junior Academies, Auckland Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Ash And Lacy, Alma Street - Photovoltaic Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Guru Nanak Gurdwara, High Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Tansun Limited, Spectrum Houserooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Greets Green Playing Field, Wattle Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Ridgacre Enterprise Park, Ridgacre Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Oxford Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | refused Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Upper Church Lane Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Tat Bank Road, Western Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Lewis Road, Perry Hill Lane Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | refused Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Lansing Linde Creighton Limited, Dartmouth Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| Sedgley Road West - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Coneygre Family Centre, Sedgley Road East - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Apr 2026 |
| Charlemont Open Space, Charlemont Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| York Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Bull Lane - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| High Point Academy, Friar Park Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Danks Waybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Wolverhampton Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
Postcode districts in Sandwell
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B43 | 86 | 6 | 71 | 5 |
| B64 | 70 | 4 | 57 | 4 |
| B65 | 73 | 5 | 59 | 5 |
| B66 | 101 | 5 | 89 | 3 |
| B67 | 98 | 5 | 86 | 3 |
| B68 | 90 | 5 | 78 | 3 |
| B69 | 87 | 5 | 71 | 7 |
| B70 | 105 | 5 | 88 | 6 |
| B71 | 97 | 5 | 80 | 6 |
| DY4 | 94 | 8 | 71 | 7 |
| WS10 | 87 | 9 | 67 | 6 |
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 Sandwell by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.