Renewable energy projects in Thurrock
31 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Thurrock (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 17 approved but not running, 8 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 3 of 28 decided applications (11%; UK 19%), with a median 20 weeks from submission to decision.
31projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
17approved, not running
11%of decisions refused
How Thurrock decides
| Applications | Thurrock | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Thurrock
Projects of 1 MW and more (20)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Energy Centrebattery storage | battery storage | 450 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2023 | Dec 2021 |
| Thurrock Flexible Generation Plantbattery storage | battery storage | 150 | operationalupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2020 | granted Feb 2022 | Aug 2025 |
| Tilbury Energy Centrebattery storage | battery storage | 100 | abandonedupdated Jan 2020 | Feb 2018 | — | Jan 2020 |
| Bulphan Fen Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under constructionupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Jul 2025 |
| Clay Tye Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2021 | Apr 2021 | — | May 2021 |
| Medebridge Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operationalupdated Nov 2025 | Feb 2022 | granted May 2022 | Nov 2025 |
| Marsh Farm, Fobbing Solar Arrays & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 | — | Jun 2024 |
| Ockendon Landfill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 38 | operationalupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2014 | granted Jan 2016 | Sep 2023 |
| The Place Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 23.2 | refusedupdated Nov 2016 | Dec 2014 | refused Nov 2016 | Nov 2016 |
| Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane PV Solar Array & Battery Energy Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 16 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Tilbury Dockswind farm | wind farm | 12 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Dec 2007 | granted May 2008 | Jul 2017 |
| Lime Kilns Energy Centrebattery storage | battery storage | 6 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jul 2025 |
| Land adjacent to the former Coryton Refinerysolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Nov 2017 | Sep 2015 | granted Feb 2016 | Nov 2017 |
| Barvills Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Mar 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Oct 2017 |
| Tilbury LCY2rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 4 | operationalupdated Feb 2020 | Aug 2018 | — | Feb 2020 |
| London Distribution Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 3.8 | operationalupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2018 | — | Oct 2022 |
| Ocado Operating Limited, New Purfleet Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.8 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Intu Lakeside, West Thurrock Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Tesco, Cygnet View Solar PV Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Little Belhus Restoration Sitewind farm | wind farm | 1 | operationalupdated Jan 2017 | Nov 2013 | granted May 2015 | Jan 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Retail, Triton Centre Weston Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Tesco Store Cygnet Viewrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2020 | Mar 2019 | granted Apr 2019 | Sep 2020 |
| Morrisonsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Tilbury Green Power Stationrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| DSV Road, Stonehouse Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, Chafford Hundred Solar Aarrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Pumping Station, Corran Way - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Pumping Station, West Thurrock Way - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Bulphan Fen Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Jul 2025 |
| Marsh Farm, Fobbing Solar Arrays & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 | — | Jun 2024 |
| Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane PV Solar Array & Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Feb 2025 |
Postcode districts in Thurrock
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM15 | 74 | 4 | 45 | 16 |
| RM16 | 60 | 6 | 29 | 15 |
| RM17 | 63 | 5 | 35 | 13 |
| RM18 | 46 | 3 | 23 | 10 |
| RM19 | 76 | 5 | 46 | 15 |
| RM20 | 68 | 6 | 40 | 13 |
| SS17 | 44 | 5 | 17 | 14 |
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 Thurrock by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.