Solar, wind and battery projects near Ludlow (SY8)
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SY8 (Shropshire): 7 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Brick House Farm Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 21 October 2022, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 6.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SY8
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | under constructionupdated May 2026 | Dec 2022 | granted Sep 2023 | May 2026 | Shropshire | 1.4 |
| Rock Farm Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 12 | under constructionupdated May 2026 | Dec 2022 | granted Sep 2023 | May 2026 | Shropshire | 1.4 |
| Steventon Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 23 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Shropshire | 1.8 |
| South of Henley Hallsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Mar 2018 | Apr 2015 | granted Jun 2016 | Mar 2018 | Shropshire | 2.2 |
| Squirrel Lane Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12 | operationalupdated Jun 2026 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2023 | Jun 2026 | Shropshire | 2.3 |
| Whitton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.6 | refused on appealupdated Jul 2016 | Mar 2015 | refused Jul 2015 | Jul 2016 | Shropshire | 3.8 |
| Brick House Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Sep 2025 | Shropshire | 6.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsburys Supermarkets, Dun Cow Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | Shropshire | 1.5 |
| Bromfield Sand and Gravelsolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | operationalupdated Oct 2019 | Feb 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Oct 2019 | Shropshire | 5.3 |
| Woofferton Transmitting Station Solar Panel Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 | Shropshire | 6.4 |
| Kerry Ingredients, Clee Hill Road - Food Processing Plantrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | no application requiredupdated Jul 2022 | — | — | Jul 2022 | Shropshire | 8.3 |
| Kerry Ingredients & Flavoursrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | under constructionupdated Jun 2023 | — | — | Jun 2023 | Shropshire | 8.6 |
Distance from the average position of the SY8 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 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 90.4 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
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 SY8, 1 project has 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.