Solar, wind and battery projects near Guildford (GU5)
13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of GU5 (Waverley): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 8 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Guildford Road Battery Storage Facility (14 MW battery storage, application submitted on 10 November 2020, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 5.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of GU5
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford Road Battery Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 14 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Nov 2020 | — | Mar 2023 | Waverley | 5.2 |
| Tuesley Farm, Tuesley Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jul 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Apr 2025 | Waverley | 8.6 |
| University of Surrey, Blackwell Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12.1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | Apr 2024 | Guildford | 9.1 |
| Dunsfold Park Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2 | operationalupdated Mar 2013 | Nov 2010 | granted Mar 2011 | Mar 2013 | Waverley | 9.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford Spectrum Leisure Centre, Parkwayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2026 | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Guildford | 6.7 |
| Sainsburys, Woolsack Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Waverley | 6.8 |
| Sainsburys Superstore, Clay Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — | Guildford | 7.4 |
| Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | — | Mar 2023 | Guildford | 7.9 |
| Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Guildford | 8.0 |
| Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfieldrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | Guildford | 8.0 |
| Woking Road & Whitemore Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — | Guildford | 8.2 |
| Royal Surrey County Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | under constructionupdated Mar 2026 | — | — | Mar 2026 | Guildford | 8.3 |
| Surrey Hills Business Park, Sheephouse Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mole Valley | 9.0 |
Distance from the average position of the GU5 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 |
| Rooftop solar | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Waverley decides solar, wind and battery applications
Waverley has 8 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 GU5, 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.