Solar, wind and battery projects near Kidderminster (DY11)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DY11 (Wyre Forest): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Crossway Green, Ombersley (18 MW solar farm, application submitted on 28 September 2023, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 9.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of DY11
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norchard Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Jul 2023 | granted Oct 2024 | Jun 2025 | Wychavon | 8.1 |
| Roundhill Sewage Works Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused on appealupdated Oct 2013 | Apr 2010 | refused Jun 2010 | Oct 2013 | South Staffordshire | 9.2 |
| Crossway Green, Ombersleysolar farm | solar farm | 18 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | — | Oct 2023 | Wychavon | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisons Superstorerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | Wyre Forest | 1.2 |
| West Midlands Safari Park Solar developmentsolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Sep 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 | Wyre Forest | 2.1 |
| John Tainton, Frederick Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Wyre Forest | 2.4 |
| Parker Place, Firs Industrial Estate, Unit 8rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Wyre Forest | 2.8 |
| Conveyor Units, Sandy Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Wyre Forest | 6.1 |
| Sion House, Sion Hillsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Jun 2026 | Wyre Forest | 7.4 |
| Lincomb Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | — | Sep 2023 | Wychavon | 7.6 |
| Roundhill Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Lloyd Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | South Staffordshire | 8.1 |
Distance from the average position of the DY11 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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 |
| Rooftop solar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Wyre Forest decides solar, wind and battery applications
Wyre Forest 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.
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 DY11, 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.