Renewable energy projects in Southampton
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Southampton (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 13 approved but not running, 0 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 2 of 16 decided applications (12%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
15projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
13approved, not running
12%of decisions refused
How Southampton decides
| Applications | Southampton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 16 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Southampton
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butts Field, Mill Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 99 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Nov 2023 | granted Oct 2024 | May 2025 |
| Weston Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | refusedupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2023 | refused Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings J K And Z Tesla Centre, Herbert Walker Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Antelope Retail Park, Bursledon Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Airways Distribution Park, Wide Lane, Unit 1rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Airways Distribution Park, Wide Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Test Valley Business Centre, Test Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Spire Hospital, Chalybeate Closerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Grosvenor House & Belmont House, Portswood Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Shamrock Quay Solar Photovoltaic Equipmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | refusedupdated May 2021 | Mar 2021 | refused Apr 2021 | May 2021 |
| Saxon House, Lower York Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2021 | Mar 2021 | granted May 2021 | May 2021 |
| Lucia Foster Welch Student Hall Of Residencerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Harbour Parade Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| West Quay Retail Park, Harbour Paraderooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
Postcode districts in Southampton
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO14 | 61 | 3 | 41 | 6 |
| SO15 | 61 | 3 | 39 | 7 |
| SO16 | 61 | 3 | 38 | 8 |
| SO17 | 62 | 3 | 41 | 7 |
| SO18 | 63 | 3 | 43 | 8 |
| SO19 | 64 | 4 | 47 | 4 |
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 Southampton by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.