Renewable energy projects in Walsall
19 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Walsall (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 15 approved but not running, 2 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 5 of 21 decided applications (24%; UK 19%), with a median 7 weeks from submission to decision.
19projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
15approved, not running
24%of decisions refused
How Walsall decides
| Applications | Walsall | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Projects in Walsall
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 49.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| Bloxwich Batterybattery storage | battery storage | 41 | operationalupdated Sep 2020 | Sep 2016 | granted Feb 2022 | Sep 2020 |
| College Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.8 | refused on appealupdated Feb 2017 | May 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Feb 2017 |
| EPSRC Willenhallbattery storage | battery storage | 2 | operationalupdated Oct 2018 | — | — | Oct 2018 |
| Tesco Superstore Wisemorerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | granted Jul 2020 | Mar 2020 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Performance Hub, Gorway Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Middleton Paper Company, Portobello Worksrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Feb 2026 | May 2026 |
| Scanmetals Limited, Bilston Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Manor Hospital, Moat Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Erdington Road, Aldridgerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | May 2022 |
| AC Steels, Fryers Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Morrison Supermarkets, Lichfield Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| West Walsall E Act Academy, Primley Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Jerome Retail Park, Midland Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| West Bromwich Albion Training Ground, Birmingham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Middlemore Lane West, Aldridgerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Willenhall E Act School Academy, Furzebank Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| The Food Warehouse, Reedswood Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Six Towers Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 | refused May 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Postcode districts in Walsall
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS1 | 77 | 7 | 58 | 6 |
| WS2 | 80 | 10 | 57 | 6 |
| WS3 | 62 | 7 | 45 | 4 |
| WS4 | 51 | 6 | 36 | 4 |
| WS5 | 85 | 6 | 69 | 6 |
| WS8 | 28 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| WS9 | 38 | 5 | 25 | 3 |
| WV12 | 77 | 8 | 54 | 8 |
| WV13 | 83 | 7 | 59 | 8 |
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 Walsall by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.