Renewable energy projects in Wolverhampton
18 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Wolverhampton (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 12 approved but not running, 1 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 1 of 14 decided applications (7%; UK 19%), with a median 5 weeks from submission to decision.
18projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
12approved, not running
7%of decisions refused
How Wolverhampton decides
| Applications | Wolverhampton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 5.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Wolverhampton
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton West Sub Stationbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Aug 2016 | granted Oct 2016 | Aug 2020 |
| Bowmans Harbour Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6.9 | under constructionupdated Feb 2022 | Nov 2020 | granted Apr 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Anchor Lane Energy Centrebattery storage | battery storage | 4 | operationalupdated Mar 2023 | Oct 2018 | granted Aug 2021 | Mar 2023 |
| Sharps Bedrooms, Springvale Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Oct 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Stainless Steel, Mammoth Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Springvale Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Mander Square, Mander Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Ormiston New Academy, Marsh Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Feb 2026 | May 2026 |
| Arnold Clark, Bearing Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| Homebase, St Johns Retail Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Mar 2026 |
| Sherwood House, Showell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Cat & Kittens Lane, Slade Heath Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | — | Jul 2022 |
| Rakegate Primary Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Salop Street, City Centrebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refused | Apr 2026 | refused Jun 2026 | — |
| Brindley Honda, West Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | — | Jul 2024 |
| Joseph Ash Galvanising, Springvale Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Feb 2023 | May 2023 |
| Assa Abloy The Meadows, Cannock Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| University Technical College, Cambridge Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
Postcode districts in Wolverhampton
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV1 | 87 | 8 | 66 | 7 |
| WV2 | 84 | 8 | 63 | 7 |
| WV3 | 75 | 7 | 51 | 11 |
| WV4 | 75 | 8 | 56 | 7 |
| WV6 | 64 | 6 | 44 | 9 |
| WV9 | 64 | 6 | 42 | 9 |
| WV10 | 73 | 6 | 51 | 9 |
| WV11 | 74 | 7 | 52 | 7 |
| WV14 | 103 | 10 | 78 | 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 Wolverhampton by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.