Solar, wind and battery projects near Liverpool (L18)
59 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of L18 (Liverpool): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 44 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Cheshire Power Station (45 MW battery storage, approved on 24 May 2023, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 9.2 km away. Offshore, 3 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Burbo Bank (90 MW, operational), 21.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of L18
Projects of 1 MW and more (18)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Liverpool | 4.1 |
| Lister Drivebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2023 | Feb 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Jan 2023 | Liverpool | 4.6 |
| Liverpool Energy Management Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2020 | granted Nov 2020 | Mar 2022 | Liverpool | 4.6 |
| Carnegie Road (Phase 2)battery storage | battery storage | 40 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2019 | Mar 2019 | granted Dec 2019 | Jun 2019 | Liverpool | 4.6 |
| Land at Carnegie Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | operationalupdated Jan 2019 | Nov 2016 | — | Jan 2019 | Liverpool | 4.6 |
| Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Plant, North Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 9.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 | Knowsley | 5.9 |
| Ford Halewood Transmissions Spekere, Boulevardsolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 | Knowsley | 6.3 |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | refusedupdated Jan 2022 | Dec 2021 | refused Jun 2022 | Jan 2022 | Liverpool | 7.1 |
| Eastham Balacing Services Plantbattery storage | battery storage | 27 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2018 | Oct 2017 | — | Nov 2018 | Wirral | 7.5 |
| Jaguar Landrover Phoenix Building, Eric Foundation Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Cheshire West and Chester | 8.5 |
| Huskisson Dock Building, Huskisson Dockrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 | Liverpool | 8.7 |
| Cheshire Power Stationbattery storage | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted May 2023 | Dec 2021 | Cheshire West and Chester | 9.2 |
| Larkins Farm, Gellings Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.5 | refusedupdated Aug 2024 | Oct 2023 | refused Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 | Knowsley | 9.3 |
| D H L Exel Supply Chain Burton Foods, Portal Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | — | Jul 2023 | Liverpool | 9.3 |
| Beaufort Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | permission expiredupdated Apr 2020 | Sep 2016 | — | Apr 2020 | Wirral | 9.6 |
| Britannia Housebattery storage | battery storage | 10 | permission expiredupdated Oct 2023 | Sep 2017 | granted Dec 2017 | Oct 2023 | Wirral | 9.8 |
| Ditton Road Solar Microgridsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 | Halton | 9.9 |
| Port of Liverpool windwind farm | wind farm | 10 | operationalupdated Jun 2010 | Aug 2005 | granted Dec 2005 | Jun 2010 | Sefton | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (41)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure United Jericho Lane - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 | Liverpool | 2.3 |
| Aigburth Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2021 | Feb 2021 | granted May 2021 | Apr 2021 | Liverpool | 2.9 |
| Leisure United Simpson - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 | Liverpool | 3.3 |
| The Big Yellow Self Storage, Mill Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Liverpool | 3.4 |
| Tesco Superstorerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Apr 2021 | Mar 2021 | Liverpool | 3.7 |
| Self Storage Liverpool South, Goodlass Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Liverpool | 3.9 |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, East Prescot Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Liverpool | 3.9 |
| Stanley Meat Market, Prescot Road Solar PV Systemsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Sep 2024 | Liverpool | 4.1 |
| Alder Hey Hospital, East Prescot Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Liverpool | 4.3 |
| Estuary Boulevardrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 | Liverpool | 4.7 |
| Garston Shore Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | Liverpool | 4.8 |
| HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street Wind Turbine & Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | — | Sep 2022 | Liverpool | 4.9 |
| HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street Wind Turbine & Solar Panelswind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | — | Sep 2022 | Liverpool | 4.9 |
| Speke Hall Avenuebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 | Liverpool | 5.2 |
| Renaissance Way - Plot 7 Solar PV Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 | Liverpool | 5.5 |
| Jaguar Land Rover, North Road - Ground Mounted Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 | Knowsley | 5.9 |
| Halewood Leisure Centre, Baileys Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | Knowsley | 6.0 |
| Halewood Leisure Centre, Baileys Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Knowsley | 6.0 |
| Biffa Waste Services, Dock Road South Battery Storage Unitsbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Wirral | 6.2 |
| North Liverpool Academy, Heyworth Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | Liverpool | 6.3 |
| Port Of Liverpool Building, Mann Islandrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Liverpool | 6.3 |
| Sainsburys, Jennifer Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Liverpool | 6.7 |
| Mercedes-Benz, Pall Mallrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | Liverpool | 6.8 |
| Dixons Croxteth Academy, Carr Lane Eastrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Liverpool | 7.4 |
| Tipographic, Morpeth Wharfrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Wirral | 7.5 |
| Earlsfield Park, Arley Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | application submittedupdated Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Feb 2025 | Knowsley | 7.6 |
| Jeffrey Humble Playing Fields, Long Lane - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 | Liverpool | 8.4 |
| Steel Terminal, Royal Seaforth Dockrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Liverpool | 8.5 |
| Bulk Powder Terminals, Regent Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 | Liverpool | 8.7 |
| Waste Care, Lower Bank Viewrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 | Liverpool | 8.8 |
| Sainsburys, Woodchurch Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Wirral | 9.1 |
| Peter Gilding And Company, Caddick Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | Knowsley | 9.2 |
| Whiston Hospital, Warrington Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Apr 2026 | Knowsley | 9.3 |
| Adlib House, Kitling Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | Knowsley | 9.4 |
| Temp Control Buildingrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Sefton | 9.5 |
| Multiuser 5 Building, Royal Seaforth Dockrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Sefton | 9.6 |
| Penrhyn Court, Penrhyn Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Feb 2026 | May 2026 | Knowsley | 9.7 |
| Beverston Engineering, Unit Brooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 | Knowsley | 9.7 |
| Royal Seaforth Dock, New Jenkins Shedsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 | Sefton | 10.0 |
| Multiuser 4 Buildingrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 | Sefton | 10.0 |
| Multiuser 1 Building, Regent Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 | Sefton | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the L18 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 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Rooftop solar | 38 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 51.6 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burbo Bank | 90 | operationalupdated Feb 2018 | 21.9 |
| Burbo Bank Extension (Burbo Bank 2) | 258 | operationalupdated May 2018 | 26.4 |
| North Hoyle | 60 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | 36.1 |
Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.
How Liverpool decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Liverpool | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.8 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 L18, 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.