Solar, wind and battery projects near Bromsgrove (B60)
25 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of B60 (Bromsgrove): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 16 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Foxwalks Farm, Grafton Lane Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 18 July 2024, not yet built), 3.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of B60
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxwalks Farm, Grafton Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Feb 2026 | Bromsgrove | 3.1 |
| Foxwalks Solar Farm - Extensionsolar farm | solar farm | 13 | application submittedupdated Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | Apr 2026 | Bromsgrove | 3.2 |
| Rectory Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.9 | refused on appealupdated May 2016 | Apr 2015 | refused Aug 2015 | May 2016 | Wychavon | 3.4 |
| Land at Rectory Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.9 | application withdrawnupdated Feb 2015 | Sep 2014 | — | Feb 2015 | Wychavon | 3.5 |
| Rectory Farm, Rectory Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Jul 2025 | Wychavon | 3.9 |
| Worcester Road, Wychboldsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Mar 2022 | Wychavon | 4.4 |
| Fibden Farm, Hampton Lovettsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Jun 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Mar 2026 | Wychavon | 7.6 |
| Fibden Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | — | Jul 2024 | Wychavon | 8.5 |
| Deritend Precision Casting, Vines Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jan 2026 | Wychavon | 9.0 |
| Astwood Lane, Feckenhambattery storage | battery storage | 200 | application withdrawnupdated May 2026 | Mar 2023 | — | May 2026 | Redditch | 9.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimal Limited, Sherwood Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Bromsgrove | 0.8 |
| David Lloyd Fitness Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Bromsgrove | 1.6 |
| Greenfields Farm, Worcester Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | Wychavon | 3.2 |
| Bumble Hole Lane, Dodfordrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | operationalupdated Jun 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Jun 2021 | Bromsgrove | 3.6 |
| Worcester Road, Wychbold Battery Storage Hutbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Mar 2022 | Wychavon | 4.4 |
| Fibden Farm, Hampton Lovettbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Jun 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Mar 2026 | Wychavon | 7.6 |
| Sainsburys, Abbey Trading Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | Redditch | 7.8 |
| Trinity High School And Sixth Form Centre, Easemore Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Redditch | 8.1 |
| Morrisons Supermarket, Rubery Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Nov 2021 | Birmingham | 8.4 |
| Hollywood Bowl, Parkwayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | Birmingham | 8.4 |
| Fibden Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | — | Jul 2024 | Wychavon | 8.5 |
| Sparlonz Limitedrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Oct 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | Redditch | 9.0 |
| Arthur Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | Redditch | 9.2 |
| Astwood Lane - Greener Grid Park & Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Jan 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Feb 2022 | Redditch | 9.3 |
| Sion House, Sion Hillsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Jun 2026 | Wyre Forest | 9.7 |
Distance from the average position of the B60 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 144 |
| Rooftop solar | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Battery storage | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Bromsgrove decides solar, wind and battery applications
Bromsgrove has 7 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.
Is the status up to date?
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. Near B60, 6 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.