Solar, wind and battery projects near Stoke-on-Trent (ST8)
19 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of ST8 (Staffordshire Moorlands): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 16 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Newfields Farm, Rownall Road (99.9 MW battery storage, approved on 10 July 2025, not yet built), 9.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of ST8
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Edgebattery storage | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2022 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 | Stoke-on-Trent | 4.5 |
| Adj New House Farm, Luzlow Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 99 | refusedupdated Jan 2026 | Feb 2025 | refused Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 9.6 |
| Newfields Farm, Rownall Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (16)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill China Uk Limited, Marlborough Way, Sandyfordrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Dec 2021 | Stoke-on-Trent | 6.4 |
| Churchill China Uk Limited, Marlborough Way, Sandyfordrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | refusedupdated Mar 2022 | Jan 2022 | refused Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | Stoke-on-Trent | 6.4 |
| Churchill China Uk Limited, Marlborough Way, Sandyfordrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | Stoke-on-Trent | 6.4 |
| Marlborough Works, High Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | Stoke-on-Trent | 6.4 |
| Haywood Hospital, High Lane Solar Canopyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Nov 2025 | Stoke-on-Trent | 6.7 |
| Ford Green Trade Centre, Ford Green Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 | Stoke-on-Trent | 6.8 |
| Tunstall Trade Park, Brownhills Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 | Stoke-on-Trent | 7.5 |
| Central Food, Unicorn Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Stoke-on-Trent | 8.4 |
| James T Blakeman Services, High Carr Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 8.4 |
| Forfarmers, Speedwell Road- Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 8.7 |
| Bradwell Hall Nursing Home, Old Hall Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 9.1 |
| Advanced Packaging, Rosevale Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 9.5 |
| Greenfields Farm, Thorney Edge Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | — | Oct 2024 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 9.5 |
| Bradwell Hospital,Talke Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 9.8 |
| The 4 Candles, High Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 9.9 |
| The 4 Candles, High Streetbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the ST8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 149 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Staffordshire Moorlands decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Staffordshire Moorlands | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
All projects in Staffordshire Moorlands
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 ST8, 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.