Renewable energy projects in St. Helens
19 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in St. Helens (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 15 approved but not running, 1 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 1 of 17 decided applications (6%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
19projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
15approved, not running
6%of decisions refused
How St. Helens decides
| Applications | St. Helens | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in St. Helens
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Manorbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Burtonhead Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | abandonedupdated Feb 2019 | Oct 2017 | — | Feb 2019 |
| Holiday Moss Landfill Site, Reeds Browbattery storage | battery storage | 3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| College Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Promised Land Farmwind farm | wind farm | 1 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | May 2013 | granted Oct 2013 | Feb 2017 |
| Biffa Electricity Generating Compound, Burtonhead Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omega West, St Helens, Unit 4, Zone 8rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | application withdrawnupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | — | Feb 2025 |
| Lea Green Business Park, Eurolinkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Starbank Panel Products, Junction Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Bellerophon Way Tescorooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2020 | Mar 2019 | granted May 2019 | Sep 2020 |
| St Helens Rugby League Stadium, Peasley Cross Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| The Sutton Academy, Elton Head Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Queens Park Health And Fitnessrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Lea Green Business Park, Eurolinkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Newton Le Willows Health And Fitnessrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Mere Grange, Leasiderooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| DTC St Helens Hospital, Marshalls Cross Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | refused May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Enviropax, Hall Wood Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Arnold Clark Renault, Delphwood Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
Postcode districts in St. Helens
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. Helens by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.