Solar, wind and battery projects near Croydon (CR0)
32 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CR0 (Croydon): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 26 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Layhams Road (250 MW battery storage, approved on 9 March 2026, not yet built), 6.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CR0
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selhurst Traincare Depot, Selhurst Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Mar 2026 | Croydon | 2.1 |
| Willow Lane Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 11 | abandonedupdated May 2014 | Jun 2004 | granted Aug 2004 | May 2014 | Merton | 5.9 |
| Layhams Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 250 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | Bromley | 6.9 |
| Biggin Hill Airport, Main Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 12 | under constructionupdated Dec 2023 | — | — | Dec 2023 | Bromley | 8.7 |
| Caterham Bypassbattery storage | battery storage | 12 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | Tandridge | 9.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (27)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity School Of John Whitgift, Shirley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Croydon | 1.4 |
| Whitgift School, Nottingham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | — | Sep 2022 | Croydon | 2.2 |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, Trafalgar Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Croydon | 2.8 |
| Croydon Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | Bromley | 3.3 |
| Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Bromley | 3.4 |
| Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road Solar Panels & Air Source Heat Pumpsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2022 | May 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Bromley | 3.5 |
| John Ruskin Sixth form College, Selsdon Park Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Croydon | 3.6 |
| David Lloyd Leisure, Stanhope Groverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 | Bromley | 3.9 |
| The Spa, Beckenham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Bromley | 4.9 |
| Westcroft Leisure Centre, Westcroft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 | Sutton | 5.5 |
| Knights Hill Solar PV equipmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Lambeth | 6.2 |
| Streatham Ice & Leisure, Streatham High Road Solar Panels & ASHProoftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Lambeth | 6.8 |
| Sedgehill Academy, Sedgehill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 | Lewisham | 6.8 |
| Dulwich College, College Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Jun 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Feb 2025 | Southwark | 7.3 |
| J Sainsbury, Walters Yardrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | Bromley | 7.4 |
| Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Bromley | 7.4 |
| Verge At Succombs Hill, By Wapses Lodge Roundaboutbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 | Tandridge | 8.2 |
| Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Lewisham | 8.5 |
| Sainsburys Superstore, Merton High Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | Merton | 8.6 |
| Richard Doll Building, Cotswold Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Sutton | 8.6 |
| JJ Foodservice, South Wimbledonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | Merton | 8.6 |
| Kimpton Park Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | — | Sep 2023 | Sutton | 8.9 |
| Morden Road, South Wimbledonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Merton | 8.9 |
| Grosvenor Wing, St Georges Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Wandsworth | 9.0 |
| Springfield University Hospital, Lapidge Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | refusedupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | refused Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 | Wandsworth | 9.5 |
| Springfield University Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Wandsworth | 9.7 |
| St Anthonys Hospital, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Sutton | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the CR0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 28 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 262 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Croydon decides solar, wind and battery applications
Croydon has 4 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 CR0, 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.