Solar, wind and battery projects near Much Wenlock (TF13)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TF13 (Shropshire): 4 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Buildwas (100 MW battery storage, approved on 22 April 2026, not yet built), 8.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TF13
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildwasbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2025 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 | Shropshire | 8.0 |
| Hollydale, Buildwas Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Shropshire | 8.0 |
| Upper Meadowley Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Aug 2014 | granted Nov 2015 | Oct 2017 | Shropshire | 8.3 |
| Criddon Hall Farmwind farm | wind farm | 3 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2014 | May 2013 | — | Jun 2014 | Shropshire | 8.9 |
| Oakridge Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2 | abandonedupdated Mar 2015 | Mar 2011 | granted Jun 2011 | Mar 2015 | Shropshire | 9.2 |
| High Trees Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | refused on appealupdated Oct 2015 | May 2014 | refused Jan 2015 | Oct 2015 | Shropshire | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syspal, Cockshutt Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 | Shropshire | 8.4 |
| Buildwas Bankbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Sep 2023 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the TF13 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.