Renewable energy projects in Trafford
30 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Trafford (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 23 approved but not running, 1 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 6 of 28 decided applications (21%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
30projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
23approved, not running
21%of decisions refused
How Trafford decides
| Applications | Trafford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Projects in Trafford
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington Power Station, Manchester Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 680 | under constructionupdated Jul 2026 | Feb 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jul 2026 |
| Daines Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 600 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Freshfields, Fairy Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | under constructionupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Jan 2026 |
| Golf Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 90 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Jun 2023 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Sale Golf Club, Golf Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 70 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| West Didsbury Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 50 | operationalupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2017 | granted Nov 2019 | Nov 2023 |
| Wild Fowl Farm, Carrington Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 35 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | May 2024 | refused Aug 2024 | Mar 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (23)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowless Exhibition, Longeridge Road Solar Panels Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Tesco Extra Altrinchamrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | under constructionupdated Sep 2020 | Jul 2020 | granted Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 |
| Central Park Estate, Trafford Park, Unit 22,rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Longford Park School, Cromwell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Nov 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Golden Way, Urmston - Unit 24 - Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Sainsburysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Trafford General Hospital, Moorside Road Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| CHEP Manchester, Trafford Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Metrolink Trafford Depot, Warwick Road Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Fifth Avenue, Trafford Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Barton Dock Road, Trafford Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | refused Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Metrolink Trafford Depot Solar Panels & Battery Storagerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated Dec 2021 | May 2021 | refused Jul 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| David Lloyd Manchester, Barton Embankmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Gamma Telecom, Second Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Broadoak Comprehensive School, Warburton Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| DB Schenker, Mosley Road Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Flixton Road, Flixton - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Woodsend Road, Urmstonbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Springfield Primary School, Springfield Road Solar Panels Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Lostock High Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Dec 2025 | Aug 2025 | refused Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Pisces, Mosley Road, Unit Brooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Metrolink Trafford Depot Solar Panels & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated Dec 2021 | May 2021 | refused Jul 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Manchester Road - Green Hydrogen Production Facility & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021 | Jul 2021 | granted Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
Postcode districts in Trafford
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M16 | 103 | 6 | 79 | 9 |
| M17 | 95 | 7 | 72 | 7 |
| M31 | 50 | 4 | 39 | 1 |
| M32 | 88 | 4 | 70 | 6 |
| M33 | 73 | 5 | 56 | 2 |
| M41 | 69 | 5 | 53 | 2 |
| WA14 | 53 | 4 | 40 | 1 |
| WA15 | 61 | 5 | 47 | 1 |
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 Trafford by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.