Solar, wind and battery projects near Solihull (B94)
31 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of B94 (Stratford-on-Avon): 7 are waiting for a planning decision, 19 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Henwood Lane, Catherine De Barnes (98 MW battery storage, approved on 30 July 2025, not yet built), 7.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of B94
Projects of 1 MW and more (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham And Solihull Rugby Club, Forshaw Heath Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Mar 2025 | Stratford-on-Avon | 5.7 |
| Henwood Lane, Catherine De Barnesbattery storage | battery storage | 98 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Sep 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Solihull | 7.8 |
| Thorlux Lighting Moons, Merse Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 | Redditch | 7.9 |
| Gatehouse Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | refusedupdated Jan 2016 | Sep 2015 | refused Dec 2015 | Jan 2016 | Warwick | 8.6 |
| Honiley Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 57 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Oct 2022 | — | Aug 2025 | Warwick | 9.5 |
| Honiley Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 23.1 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Oct 2022 | — | Aug 2025 | Warwick | 9.5 |
| Solar Panels at Woodhouse Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | Solihull | 9.5 |
| Castle Hills Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | Solihull | 9.5 |
| Ryton End, Barstonbattery storage | battery storage | 15 | refusedupdated May 2024 | Sep 2022 | refused May 2024 | May 2024 | Solihull | 9.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (22)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Central Boulevard, Central Boulevardrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Solihull | 2.7 |
| The Gate, International Drivesolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Solihull | 3.9 |
| The Gate, International Drivebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Solihull | 3.9 |
| Poolhead Lane, Earlswoodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Stratford-on-Avon | 4.9 |
| Solar Array at Unit 500rooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Solihull | 5.0 |
| Cranmore Boulevard, Shirley Solar Photo Voltaic Systemrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Solihull | 5.2 |
| Farmfoods Limited, Highlands Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Solihull | 5.2 |
| Birmingham And Solihull Rugby Club, Forshaw Heath Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Mar 2025 | Stratford-on-Avon | 5.7 |
| Oakland International, Seafield Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | Bromsgrove | 6.1 |
| Tudor Grange, Solihull Dingle Lane PV Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Solihull | 6.1 |
| Tudor Grange Academy, Dingle Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | Solihull | 6.1 |
| Copt Heath Golf Club Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Jan 2024 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2025 | Solihull | 6.3 |
| Lower Skilts Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2022 | Mar 2020 | — | Jan 2022 | Stratford-on-Avon | 6.8 |
| Paragon House, Homer Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | Solihull | 7.0 |
| Millennium Hatchery, Henley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Stratford-on-Avon | 7.1 |
| Solihull Hospital, Lode Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — | Solihull | 7.6 |
| Hsh Coldstores Limited, Moons Moat Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Redditch | 7.7 |
| Langley Academy, Kineton Green Road, Oltonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 | Solihull | 8.9 |
| Heming Point Roof Mounted Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Jun 2023 | Dec 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Jun 2023 | Redditch | 9.7 |
| Jaguar Land Rover, Lode Lane – Battery Storage Unitbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 | Solihull | 9.7 |
| Sparlonz Limitedrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Oct 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | Redditch | 9.8 |
| Arthur Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | Redditch | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the B94 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80.3 |
| Rooftop solar | 17 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Battery storage | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 155 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Stratford-on-Avon decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Stratford-on-Avon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 4 | — |
All projects in Stratford-on-Avon
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 B94, 2 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.