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Solar, wind and battery projects near Whitchurch (SY13)

18 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SY13 (Shropshire): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running, 6 operational. The largest live scheme is Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storage (522 MW battery storage, application submitted on 21 February 2022, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 7.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

18projects within 10 km
3awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
6operational

Projects within 10 km of SY13

Projects of 1 MW and more (10)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Belton Farm, Beltonsolar farmsolar farm2.2under constructionupdated May 2025Nov 2023granted Apr 2024May 2025Shropshire1.3
Hadley Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm6.6operationalupdated Dec 2015Jul 2014granted Oct 2014Dec 2015Shropshire2.5
Twemlowssolar farmsolar farm10operationalupdated Feb 2016Sep 2014granted Feb 2015Feb 2016Shropshire3.5
Bubney Farmsolar farmsolar farm40operationalupdated Feb 2024Apr 2021granted Oct 2021Feb 2024Wrexham3.6
Fields Farm (Agden)solar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated May 2017Jul 2015granted Feb 2016May 2017Cheshire West and Chester5.4
Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage522application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022Feb 2022—Mar 2022Cheshire West and Chester7.2
Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm15application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022Feb 2022—Mar 2022Cheshire West and Chester7.2
Hurst Hallsolar farmsolar farm13.3refused on appealupdated Mar 2016Sep 2014refused Dec 2014Mar 2016Cheshire East7.4
Combermere Abbeysolar farmsolar farm14operationalupdated Sep 2015May 2014granted Dec 2014Sep 2015Cheshire East8.2
Royals Wood Farmsolar farmsolar farm5abandonedupdated Jan 2019Aug 2015—Jan 2019Cheshire East8.5
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
The Beeches, Alkingtonsolar farmsolar farm—approved, not builtupdated May 2025Nov 2024granted Apr 2025May 2025Shropshire1.0
Superstore And Premises, London Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4application submittedupdated Aug 2024Aug 2024—Aug 2024Shropshire2.4
Bubney Farmbattery storagebattery storage—operationalupdated Feb 2024Apr 2021granted Oct 2021Feb 2024Wrexham3.6
Highbury Poultry Produce, Manor House Lanesolar farmsolar farm0.6approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023Dec 2022granted Jan 2023Jan 2023Shropshire4.7
Highbury Poultry Farm Produce, Manor House Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022Sep 2022granted Nov 2022Nov 2022Shropshire4.7
Lower Heath Farm, Lower Heathsolar farmsolar farm0.6approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025May 2025granted Jun 2025Jul 2025Shropshire8.2
TB Electrics, Sandfordrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025granted Aug 2025Sep 2025Shropshire8.5
Smeaton Wood Farm, Pinsley Green Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2025Jan 2025granted Feb 2025May 2025Cheshire East8.9

Distance from the average position of the SY13 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm12145118.3
Rooftop solar413001
Battery storage21010522

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Shropshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsShropshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)9810,236
Refused22 (22%)19%
Solar refused20 of 7812%
Onshore wind refused2 of 345%
Battery storage refused0 of 1716%
Median time from submission to decision15.2 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed10 / 5—

All projects in Shropshire

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 SY13, 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.

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