Renewable energy projects in Worcester
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Worcester (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 4 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused.
8projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
4approved, not running
1operational
How Worcester decides
Worcester has 5 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 Worcester
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droitwich Road, Martin Hussingtree Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | May 2023 | — | Apr 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch Thermotecnology UK Limited, Cotswold Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Perdiswell Leisure Centre, Bilford Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Tudor Grange Academy, Bilford Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Hornhill Road, Nunnery Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
| Henwick Groverooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Sep 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| Droitwich Road, Martin Hussingtree Solar Parkbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | May 2023 | — | May 2023 |
| St Martins Gate Car Park, St Martins Gate Solar PV Systemsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | — | Jul 2024 |
Postcode districts in Worcester
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| WR2 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| WR3 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| WR4 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| WR5 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
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 Worcester by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.