Renewable energy projects in Stockport
24 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Stockport (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 19 approved but not running, 2 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 1 of 22 decided applications (5%; UK 19%), with a median 13 weeks from submission to decision.
24projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
19approved, not running
5%of decisions refused
How Stockport decides
| Applications | Stockport | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Stockport
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Ashton Road, Bredburybattery storage | battery storage | 75 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Bredbury Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | under constructionupdated Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| Welkin Mill, Welkin Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | under constructionupdated Apr 2024 | Dec 2022 | granted Aug 2023 | Apr 2024 |
| Goyt Hall Farm, Goyt Valley Footpathbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Torkington Road, Hazel Grovesolar farm | solar farm | 30 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Welkin Road, Bredburybattery storage | battery storage | 20 | operationalupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2020 | granted Jan 2021 | Jan 2026 |
| Newby Road, Hazel Grovebattery storage | battery storage | 7.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | May 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (16)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adidas Centre, Hazel Groverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Sep 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| Bird Hall Lane, Cheadle Heathrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Sainsburys, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Cheadle Hulme School, Claremont Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Audi Stockport, Brinksway, Edgeleyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | operationalupdated May 2022 | May 2022 | granted Oct 2023 | May 2022 |
| A G Parfett and Son, Didsbury Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Bramhall High School, Seal Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Heaton Norris Solar PV Panelrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | May 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | May 2022 |
| Mercedes Benz, Heaton Merseyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Hercules Office Park, Bird Hall Lane Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Rrg Toyota, St Marys Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Life Leisure Grand Central, Grand Central Squarerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Sep 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 |
| Decathlon, Georges Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Weinerberger House, Brooks Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Nov 2024 |
| Herrod Avenue, South Reddishbattery storage | battery storage | — | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2024 | Dec 2023 | — | Jun 2024 |
| Adswood Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 |
Postcode districts in Stockport
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK1 | 77 | 4 | 61 | 9 |
| SK2 | 52 | 4 | 41 | 6 |
| SK3 | 82 | 4 | 62 | 9 |
| SK4 | 96 | 6 | 73 | 10 |
| SK5 | 90 | 6 | 68 | 10 |
| SK6 | 50 | 3 | 41 | 5 |
| SK7 | 39 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| SK8 | 64 | 4 | 48 | 5 |
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 Stockport by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.