Renewable energy projects in St Albans
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in St Albans (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 10 approved but not running, 1 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 0 of 10 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 7 weeks from submission to decision.
15projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How St Albans decides
| Applications | St Albans | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in St Albans
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechtree Junction, Potters Crouchsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Flamsteadbury Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.5 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2017 | Oct 2015 | refused Nov 2016 | Sep 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Albans Retail Park, Griffiths Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Sainsburys Supermarketsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
| The Range, Graham Closerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| The Maltings Shopping Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Hatfield Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Spire Harpenden Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Samuel Ryder Academyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2021 | Feb 2021 | — | Sep 2021 |
| St Albans School, Abbey Gatewayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Westminster Lodge Leisure Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | — | Mar 2022 |
| Verulam Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2025 |
| Sandringham school, The Ridgewayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Aylett Nurseriesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | operationalupdated Aug 2023 | — | — | Aug 2023 |
| The Albert Bygrave Retail Park, North Orbital Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
Postcode districts in St Albans
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL1 | 47 | 5 | 32 | 5 |
| AL2 | 53 | 6 | 33 | 6 |
| AL3 | 34 | 2 | 24 | 4 |
| AL4 | 39 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| AL5 | 37 | 2 | 24 | 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 St Albans by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.