Solar, wind and battery projects near Glossop (SK13)
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SK13 (High Peak): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 13 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Printworks Road - Stalybridge Battery Storage (150 MW battery storage, approved on 15 December 2023, not yet built), 7.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SK13
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Plc, Dinting Lodge Industrial Estatesolar farm | solar farm | 1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Oct 2023 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 | High Peak | 0.9 |
| Godley Water Treatment Worksfloating solar | floating solar | 3 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | — | — | Jun 2016 | Tameside | 6.3 |
| Printworks Road - Stalybridge Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 | Tameside | 7.3 |
| Holden Waybattery storage | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020 | Apr 2017 | granted Jun 2018 | Jun 2020 | Tameside | 8.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossop Caravans, Brookfieldrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | High Peak | 1.4 |
| Graphite Way, Hadfield Battery Energy Storage Unitbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | High Peak | 2.0 |
| Sheffield Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Mar 2022 | Tameside | 6.8 |
| Morrisons Superstore, Mottram Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Tameside | 7.3 |
| Tame Box, Tame Streetbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Tameside | 7.8 |
| Concordiarooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Tameside | 8.5 |
| Tameside General Hospital, Fountain Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — | Tameside | 8.5 |
| Tameside College, Beaufort Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Tameside | 8.9 |
| New Mills Leisure Centre, Hyde Bank Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | High Peak | 9.3 |
| Tudor Industrial Estate, Ashton Street- Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 | Tameside | 9.4 |
| Morrisons Superstore, Saxon Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Tameside | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the SK13 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rooftop solar | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Floating solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How High Peak decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | High Peak | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 8 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 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 SK13, 3 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.