Renewable energy projects in South Staffordshire
47 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in South Staffordshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 35 approved but not running, 4 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 7 of 43 decided applications (16%; UK 19%), with a median 23 weeks from submission to decision.
47projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
35approved, not running
16%of decisions refused
How South Staffordshire decides
| Applications | South Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 23 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Projects in South Staffordshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (30)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool Hall Farm, Lower Pennbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| New Road, Featherstonebattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawnupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2023 | — | Jul 2025 |
| Orchard Farm, Langley Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | refusedupdated Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | refused Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Ebstree Road, Trysull, Seisdonbattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | May 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Oaklands Farm, New Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Canalsidebattery storage | battery storage | 60 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Penstone Lane, Penn 1battery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Penstone Lane, Lower Penn 2battery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| South Staffordshire Railway Walk, Castlecroftbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | May 2021 | granted Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| Levedale Road, Levedalebattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Mar 2023 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Upper Latherford Farm, Latherford Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Hinksford Substation, Hinksford Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Preston Hill Farm, Penkridge Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | May 2026 |
| Ebstree Road, Trysullbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Dec 2023 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Hobble Lane, Great Wyrleybattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | May 2026 |
| Wombourne Road, Wombournebattery storage | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Lawn Lane, Coven Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 48 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Littywood Farm, Toft Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2022 | refused Sep 2023 | Feb 2026 |
| Chillington Estate, Chillington Parksolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Chillington Estate, Chillington Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Bognop Road, Essington Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 35 | application submittedupdated Dec 2024 | Nov 2024 | — | Dec 2024 |
| Four Ashes, Deepmore Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| King's Streetwind farm | wind farm | 12 | refusedupdated Aug 2011 | Dec 2010 | refused Apr 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| Roundhill Sewage Works Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused on appealupdated Oct 2013 | Apr 2010 | refused Jun 2010 | Oct 2013 |
| Jaguar Land Roverrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 5.8 | operationalupdated Dec 2014 | May 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| Land East of Lawn Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Aug 2016 |
| Rodbastonwind farm | wind farm | 4 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | Jul 2009 | granted Dec 2010 | Apr 2017 |
| Barr Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.8 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | Apr 2015 |
| Valiant Way, Pendefordrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Aug 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Hall And Pickles, Wombournerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (17)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Trussellrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Valiant Way, Pendefordrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Pillaton Foods, Cannock Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| The Millworks, Wombourne Solar PV Equipmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| I54 Project Trentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Roundhill Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Lloyd Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Latherford Close, Four Ashes - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Element Court, Hilton Cross Business Park - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Saxon Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Sep 2025 | Mar 2025 | refused Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Energyst Rental Solutions, Station Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Innovation Drive, Bilbrook - Micro Energy Storage Projectbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Great Wyrley Performing Arts High Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2021 | Feb 2021 | — | Sep 2021 |
| Balliol Business Park, Balliol Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Gestamp West Midlands, Four Ashes Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Bognop Road, Essington Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Dec 2024 | Nov 2024 | — | Dec 2024 |
| Bridgnorth Garden Centre - Storage Warehouserooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023 | Sep 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| Four Ashes, Deepmore Lane Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 |
Postcode districts in South Staffordshire
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY7 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| ST19 | 32 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| WS6 | 55 | 6 | 36 | 6 |
| WV5 | 40 | 4 | 30 | 2 |
| WV8 | 59 | 5 | 40 | 9 |
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 South Staffordshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.