Renewable energy projects in Solihull
35 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Solihull (REPD, July 2026 extract): 9 pending, 22 approved but not running, 0 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 8 of 30 decided applications (27%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
35projects in the council area
9awaiting a decision
22approved, not running
27%of decisions refused
How Solihull decides
| Applications | Solihull | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 4 | — |
Projects in Solihull
Projects of 1 MW and more (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Beanit Farm, Balsall Commonbattery storage | battery storage | 200 | under constructionupdated Mar 2026 | Oct 2022 | granted Aug 2023 | Mar 2026 |
| Henwood Lane, Catherine De Barnesbattery storage | battery storage | 98 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Sep 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Holly Lane Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 75 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Benton Green Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 70 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Jul 2025 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 57 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Apr 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 57 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2025 | Jul 2024 | — | Jan 2025 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | — | Aug 2023 |
| Solar Panels at Woodhouse Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Holly Lane Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Hill House Farm, Coventry Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | — | Jun 2025 |
| Nailcote Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 18 | refusedupdated Feb 2015 | Jul 2014 | refused Nov 2014 | Feb 2015 |
| Ryton End, Barstonbattery storage | battery storage | 15 | refusedupdated May 2024 | Sep 2022 | refused May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Castle Hills Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| NEC, Birminghamrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 3.9 | abandonedupdated Mar 2018 | Aug 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Mar 2018 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (21)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Airport, Diamond Houserooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| The Gate, International Drivesolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Farmfoods Limited, Highlands Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Tudor Grange, Solihull Dingle Lane PV Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Bishop Wilson Ce Primary School, Craig Croftrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst Cooks Lane - Photovoltaic Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Copt Heath Golf Club Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Jan 2024 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Solihull Hospital, Lode Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — |
| Langley Academy, Kineton Green Road, Oltonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Hampton Manorsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | refusedupdated Jun 2020 | Sep 2019 | refused Apr 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| Cranmore Boulevard, Shirley Solar Photo Voltaic Systemrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| Park Hall Academy, Water Orton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | — |
| Tudor Grange Academy, Dingle Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Paragon House, Homer Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Progress Way, Marston Greenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| One Central Boulevard, Central Boulevardrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| The Palletline Centre, Starley Way - Roof Mounted Solar PV arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Jaguar Land Rover, Lode Lane – Battery Storage Unitbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Unit B, Progress Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Solar Array at Unit 500rooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| The Gate, International Drivebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
Postcode districts in Solihull
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B36 | 74 | 9 | 62 | 0 |
| B37 | 70 | 8 | 57 | 1 |
| B40 | 63 | 11 | 46 | 1 |
| B90 | 41 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| B91 | 45 | 8 | 33 | 0 |
| B92 | 61 | 8 | 49 | 0 |
| B93 | 45 | 13 | 25 | 0 |
| CV7 | 61 | 14 | 37 | 2 |
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 Solihull by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.