Solar, wind and battery projects near London (N11)
37 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of N11 (Barnet): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 28 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Mill Hill National Grid Substation (49.9 MW battery storage, approved on 13 March 2023, not yet built), 5.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of N11
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill National Grid Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Sep 2020 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 | Barnet | 5.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (36)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friern Barnet School, Hemington Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Barnet | 1.1 |
| Ashmole Academy, Cecil Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Barnet | 2.1 |
| David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Leisure Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Barnet | 2.6 |
| High Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 | Barnet | 2.7 |
| Wood Green Shopping City, High Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 | Haringey | 2.9 |
| Sainsburys Supermarkets, Green Lanesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Mar 2025 | Enfield | 3.4 |
| Edmonton lower schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Enfield | 4.7 |
| The Totteridge Academy, Barnet Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Barnet | 5.1 |
| Edmonton County School, Great Cambridge Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Enfield | 5.5 |
| Compass West Estate, West Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | — | Jul 2024 | Haringey | 5.7 |
| Enfield County School For Girls, Holly Walkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Enfield | 5.9 |
| Workstown Industrial Estate, Princes Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Enfield | 6.2 |
| Advent Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Sep 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Jan 2022 | Enfield | 6.5 |
| Eley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | Apr 2022 | Enfield | 6.5 |
| Southbury Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | refused Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Enfield | 6.8 |
| Southbury Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 | Enfield | 6.8 |
| Henderson Court, Fitzjohns Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Camden | 7.1 |
| Sainsburys Supermarketsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Enfield | 7.2 |
| Heron Hall Academyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | Mar 2022 | Enfield | 7.2 |
| Waste & Recycling centre, Hornsey Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Islington | 7.3 |
| Chalkmill Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Enfield | 7.3 |
| Coppermill Workssolar farm | solar farm | 0.7 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | — | Aug 2022 | Waltham Forest | 7.6 |
| Mill Hill County High School, Worcester Crescentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | Barnet | 7.7 |
| Barnet Burnt Oak Leisure Centre, Watling Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Barnet | 8.1 |
| West Hendon Estate, Plots A, C & G - 350 Apartments & Commercial Unitsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Apr 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Mar 2025 | Barnet | 8.1 |
| London Zoo, Outer Circlerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Westminster | 8.8 |
| Johnson Matthey, Jeffreys Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Enfield | 8.8 |
| Lockfield Avenue Solarrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | under constructionupdated Apr 2021 | Oct 2020 | granted Dec 2020 | Apr 2021 | Enfield | 9.1 |
| London St Pancras International Station - Installation Of Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | no application requiredupdated Mar 2025 | — | — | Mar 2025 | Camden | 9.2 |
| Holly Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Aug 2021 | granted Feb 2023 | Jan 2022 | Hackney | 9.2 |
| Delta Park Industrial Estate, Millmarsh Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 | Enfield | 9.3 |
| Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Groverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 | Hackney | 9.5 |
| The Arenarooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 | Enfield | 9.6 |
| The Arenarooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 | Enfield | 9.6 |
| Unit 2, York Crescentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Hertsmere | 9.7 |
| University College Hospital, Euston Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Camden | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the N11 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Rooftop solar | 35 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.9 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Barnet decides solar, wind and battery applications
Barnet has 9 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 N11, 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.