Solar, wind and battery projects near Ruislip (HA4)
47 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HA4 (Hillingdon): 7 are waiting for a planning decision, 28 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Pinstone Farm, Oxford Road (60 MW battery storage, application submitted on 31 July 2025, no decision recorded), 8.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of HA4
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lloyd Leisure, Ducks Hill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | refusedupdated Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | — | Jul 2023 | Hillingdon | 5.2 |
| Slough Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2023 | Sep 2021 | — | Jan 2023 | Buckinghamshire | 7.6 |
| Western International Marketrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.7 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | May 2016 | Hounslow | 8.3 |
| Gerrards Cross Sewage Treatment Worksbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021 | Dec 2020 | — | Jan 2021 | Buckinghamshire | 8.4 |
| Pinstone Farm, Oxford Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 60 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | Buckinghamshire | 8.5 |
| Sipson Roadsolar | solar | 6.2 | refusedupdated Nov 2014 | Jun 2014 | refused Oct 2014 | Nov 2014 | Hillingdon | 9.2 |
| Land south of Holloway Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2016 | Jul 2015 | — | Jan 2016 | Hillingdon | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (40)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro House, Bury Street Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Hillingdon | 2.7 |
| Hillingdon Sports & Leisure Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Hillingdon | 4.5 |
| Northwood College, Maxwell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | Hillingdon | 4.6 |
| Sergo Park Greenford Central, Phase 1A - Industrial, Warehouse & Officesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Jul 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Ealing | 4.6 |
| Belazu Ingredient Company, Long Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Ealing | 4.8 |
| David Lloyd Leisure Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Ealing | 4.9 |
| Headstone Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Oct 2023 | refused Sep 2024 | Nov 2024 | Harrow | 4.9 |
| St Georges Shopping Centre, St Anns Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Harrow | 5.1 |
| Prologis Greenford DC1, Oldfield Lane Northrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | — | Apr 2024 | Ealing | 5.2 |
| Northwood Health And Racquet Club, Ducks Hill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | — | Aug 2023 | Hillingdon | 5.2 |
| Yeading Infant School, Carlyon Road Solar PV Systemsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Sep 2024 | Hillingdon | 5.4 |
| Mount Vernon Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Jul 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Jan 2022 | Hillingdon | 5.5 |
| Lombardy Retail Park, J Sainsbury Plcrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | Hillingdon | 6.0 |
| Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 | Hillingdon | 6.0 |
| Hospital Redevelopmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2026 | Jun 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Mar 2026 | Hillingdon | 6.1 |
| Pasadena Centre, Pasadena Closerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | Hillingdon | 7.1 |
| Swallowfield Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jun 2022 | Hillingdon | 7.3 |
| Reliance Worldwide, buildings, 2A, 2B, 9 & 10 Horton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Hillingdon | 7.6 |
| Reliance Worldwide Corporation, buildings, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 12, Horton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Hillingdon | 7.6 |
| Denham Grove Hotel, Tilehouse Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | refused May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Buckinghamshire | 7.6 |
| International Trading Estate, Trident Way - Data Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Mar 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Ealing | 7.8 |
| Great Western Industrial Park, Armstrong Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Ealing | 7.9 |
| Ealing Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Brent | 8.2 |
| Western International Market (WIM) Sitebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Dec 2015 | — | May 2016 | Hounslow | 8.2 |
| Southall Lane Waste Depotbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Nov 2022 | Jun 2017 | — | Nov 2022 | Hounslow | 8.3 |
| Ark Elvin Academy, Cecil Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | Brent | 8.5 |
| David Lloyd Racket Club, Southall Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Hounslow | 8.6 |
| Sainsburys, The Broadwayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | refused Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 | Harrow | 8.7 |
| Iver Water Treatment Works, Court Lanesolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | Buckinghamshire | 8.8 |
| Rickmansworth School, Croxley Greenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 | Three Rivers | 8.9 |
| Edwards Yard, Alperton - 581 Apartments & Commercial Unitsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Sep 2020 | granted Jan 2022 | May 2022 | Brent | 8.9 |
| Tesco Stores Limited, Lower High Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Mar 2025 | Watford | 9.2 |
| Tims Dairy, Denham Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Buckinghamshire | 9.4 |
| Aspire Leisure Centre, Wood Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Nov 2024 | Jul 2024 | refused Sep 2024 | Nov 2024 | Harrow | 9.6 |
| Royal Masonic School, Rickmansworth Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — | Three Rivers | 9.7 |
| Unit 6, Origin Business Park, Rainsford Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Brent | 9.8 |
| Prop House, Abbey Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 | Brent | 9.9 |
| Unit 5, Origin Business Park, Rainsford Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Brent | 9.9 |
| Tudor Estate, Abbey Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 | Brent | 9.9 |
| Unit 2, Origin Business Park, Rainsford Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Brent | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the HA4 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 39 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 9.2 |
| Solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Hillingdon decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Hillingdon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
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 HA4, 6 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.