Renewable energy projects in Tower Hamlets
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Tower Hamlets (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 3 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused.
7projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
3approved, not running
1operational
How Tower Hamlets decides
Tower Hamlets 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 Tower Hamlets
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Panels at Hedgehog Grove Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 98 | application submittedupdated Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | Apr 2026 |
| Bywaters’ Materials Recovery Facility Solar Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Oct 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Feb 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Orwell Sports Centre, Tench Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| The Highway - 114 Flats, Office Accomodation & Self Storage Facilityrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Dec 2021 | granted Aug 2023 | Jul 2024 |
| Mowlem Junior And Infant School, Mowlem Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Town Hall Hotel, Patriot Squarerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Citibank, 25 Canada Square - Office Fit-Out & Refurbishmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | no application requiredupdated Feb 2022 | — | — | Feb 2022 |
Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | 76 | 11 | 50 | 4 |
| E1W | 76 | 10 | 50 | 4 |
| E2 | 78 | 11 | 52 | 5 |
| E3 | 83 | 11 | 56 | 6 |
| E14 | 77 | 10 | 53 | 5 |
| E22 | 77 | 11 | 52 | 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 Tower Hamlets by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.