Renewable energy projects in Stevenage
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Stevenage (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 10 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 11 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 6 weeks from submission to decision.
12projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Stevenage decides
| Applications | Stevenage | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 6.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Stevenage
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamingo Houserooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Dec 2020 | Apr 2019 | granted Oct 2019 | Dec 2020 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Store The Forum Stevenagerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Jan 2020 | granted Mar 2020 | Feb 2023 |
| Sainsburys, Hitchin Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Roaring Meg Retail Park, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Tesco Extra, The Forumrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
| Aston End - Ground Mounted Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Stevenage Leisure Park, Kings Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Nobel Secondary School, Mobbsbury Waybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Martins Way - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not built | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | — |
| Larwood Drive, Rusling Way - Micro Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Unit 1, Roebuck Retail Park, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| David Lloyd Fitness Centre, Kings Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 |
Postcode districts in Stevenage
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 Stevenage by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.