Solar, wind and battery projects near Ellesmere (SY12)
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SY12 (Shropshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 10 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Rednal Airfield, West Felton (300 MW battery storage, approved on 16 April 2026, not yet built), 7.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SY12
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Farm, Ellesmere Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | May 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Shropshire | 2.5 |
| Trench Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Jul 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | May 2016 | Shropshire | 5.0 |
| Knolton Farmhouse Cheese Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Sep 2016 | Apr 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Sep 2016 | Wrexham | 7.4 |
| Rednal Airfield, West Feltonbattery storage | battery storage | 300 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | May 2025 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 | Shropshire | 7.8 |
| Ebnal Lodgesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Sep 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Dec 2017 | Shropshire | 8.1 |
| Wykey Farm, Ruyton Xi Townssolar farm | solar farm | 1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted May 2022 | Mar 2022 | Shropshire | 9.5 |
| Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen- Solar Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 1.9 | refusedupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | refused Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 | Shropshire | 9.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plas Yolyn Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Shropshire | 6.2 |
| Kenwick Lodge, Cockshuttsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Shropshire | 6.4 |
| Bryn-Y-Plentyn Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2019 | Nov 2018 | granted Feb 2019 | Nov 2019 | Shropshire | 8.8 |
| Bryn Y Plentyn Farm, Middletonwind turbine | wind turbine | — | refusedupdated Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 | refused Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | Shropshire | 8.9 |
| Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowensolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | — | May 2024 | Shropshire | 9.5 |
| Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowensolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Shropshire | 9.5 |
| Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowensolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Shropshire | 9.5 |
| Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Shropshire | 9.5 |
| Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Shropshire | 9.5 |
| Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Shropshire | 9.5 |
Distance from the average position of the SY12 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 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Shropshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
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 SY12, 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.