Renewable energy projects in Sutton
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Sutton (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 3 approved but not running, 0 operational and 0 refused.
4projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
3approved, not running
0operational
How Sutton decides
Sutton has 3 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Sutton
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Doll Building, Cotswold Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Westcroft Leisure Centre, Westcroft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| St Anthonys Hospital, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Kimpton Park Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | — | Sep 2023 |
Postcode districts in Sutton
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT4 | 31 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| SM1 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 1 |
| SM2 | 30 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| SM3 | 30 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| SM5 | 35 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| SM6 | 36 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
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 Sutton by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.