Solar, wind and battery projects near Kidderminster (DY14)
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DY14 (Shropshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is The Waddings, Knighton-On-Teme (60 MW battery storage, application submitted on 4 December 2024, no decision recorded), 7.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of DY14
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at High Point Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | Oct 2014 | granted Mar 2016 | Apr 2017 | Shropshire | 5.3 |
| The Waddings, Knighton-On-Temebattery storage | battery storage | 60 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Jan 2025 | Malvern Hills | 7.7 |
| Stockton Court farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted Apr 2017 | Sep 2019 | Malvern Hills | 8.8 |
| Stockton Court Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2017 | Apr 2016 | — | Jun 2017 | Malvern Hills | 9.3 |
Distance from the average position of the DY14 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Shropshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
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 Near DY14, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed).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.