Renewable energy projects in Waltham Forest
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Waltham Forest (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 1 approved but not running, 0 operational and 0 refused.
3projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
1approved, not running
0operational
How Waltham Forest decides
Waltham Forest 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 Waltham Forest
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppermill Workssolar farm | solar farm | 0.7 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | — | Aug 2022 |
| Woodford County High Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Jun 2026 |
| New Spitalfields Market, Allen Houserooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
Postcode districts in Waltham Forest
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 Waltham Forest by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.