Renewable energy projects in Wigan
22 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Wigan (REPD, July 2026 extract): 5 pending, 10 approved but not running, 3 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 17 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 9 weeks from submission to decision.
22projects in the council area
5awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Wigan decides
| Applications | Wigan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Wigan
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandyforth Farm, Ashton Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 70 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Aug 2023 | granted Feb 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Athertonbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | operationalupdated Sep 2025 | Feb 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Sep 2025 |
| Kilshaw Streetbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2020 | Oct 2017 | granted Mar 2019 | Jul 2020 |
| Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | application submittedupdated Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Sep 2024 |
| Thompson House Equestrian farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Nov 2016 | Oct 2014 | granted Feb 2015 | Nov 2016 |
| Mill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Dec 2018 | Jul 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Dec 2018 |
| Cleworth Hall Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Sep 2018 | Oct 2015 | granted Feb 2016 | Sep 2018 |
| Lights Oaks Mosssolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Nov 2018 | Oct 2015 | granted Jan 2016 | Nov 2018 |
| Poundland Distribution Centre,Three Sisters Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Nov 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation, The Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Tesco Crab Tree Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | operationalupdated Mar 2020 | Dec 2018 | granted Feb 2019 | Mar 2020 |
| Systems Glassrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| Bradley Hall Trading Estate, Bradley Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Robin Park Leisure Centre, Loire Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Wigan Investment Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Aug 2021 | Jul 2021 |
| The Range, Parsonage Retail Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | — | Apr 2024 |
| Wigan Youth Zonerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Sep 2024 |
| Guide Dogs For The Blind Associationrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Westgate House, Green Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Sep 2024 |
Postcode districts in Wigan
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M29 | 51 | 8 | 31 | 5 |
| M46 | 45 | 8 | 26 | 5 |
| WN1 | 38 | 8 | 20 | 5 |
| WN2 | 41 | 8 | 23 | 4 |
| WN3 | 45 | 8 | 27 | 4 |
| WN4 | 51 | 6 | 33 | 3 |
| WN5 | 39 | 5 | 25 | 6 |
| WN6 | 41 | 9 | 21 | 5 |
| WN7 | 44 | 9 | 26 | 3 |
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 Wigan by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.