Solar, wind and battery projects near Telford (TF3)
41 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TF3 (Telford and Wrekin): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 27 approved but not yet running, 7 operational. The largest live scheme is Buildwas (100 MW battery storage, approved on 22 April 2026, not yet built), 5.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TF3
Projects of 1 MW and more (17)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford Shopping Centre Solar Photovoltaic PV Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 1.8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Feb 2022 | Telford and Wrekin | 1.0 |
| Ricoh UK Productssolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | granted Aug 2020 | Mar 2020 | Telford and Wrekin | 2.6 |
| New Works Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2021 | Jul 2021 | — | Aug 2021 | Telford and Wrekin | 4.1 |
| Kemberton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 22 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jun 2022 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 | Shropshire | 4.5 |
| Steeraway Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | under constructionupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2021 | granted May 2023 | Jan 2026 | Telford and Wrekin | 4.6 |
| Lyreco, Donnington Woodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 3.8 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Telford and Wrekin | 4.6 |
| Lyreco - Telford Distribution Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 3.8 | operationalupdated Jan 2016 | — | — | Jan 2016 | Telford and Wrekin | 4.6 |
| Granville Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Sep 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Feb 2017 | Telford and Wrekin | 5.2 |
| Buildwasbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2025 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 | Shropshire | 5.8 |
| Hollydale, Buildwas Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Shropshire | 5.8 |
| Wheat Leasows Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated Jan 2016 | Feb 2014 | granted May 2014 | Jan 2016 | Telford and Wrekin | 6.4 |
| Princess Royal Hospital, Grainger Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | Telford and Wrekin | 6.5 |
| Sheriffhales Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Mar 2015 | granted Jul 2015 | Aug 2016 | Shropshire | 6.9 |
| Twitch Hill, Cheswell Grange Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 25 | under constructionupdated Jul 2024 | Dec 2021 | granted Jun 2022 | Jul 2024 | Telford and Wrekin | 8.8 |
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 14 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Feb 2026 | Telford and Wrekin | 9.4 |
| Tiddiecross Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10.5 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Sep 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | May 2016 | Telford and Wrekin | 9.4 |
| Rushmoor Lane Farm (Cheshire Coppice)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | Jun 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Feb 2016 | Telford and Wrekin | 9.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (24)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford Ten Pin, International Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 | Telford and Wrekin | 0.7 |
| Telford Shopping Centre, Northfield Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 | Telford and Wrekin | 0.9 |
| Duce Drive, Dawley Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | — | Feb 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 0.9 |
| Telford Shopping Centre, Woodhouse Centralrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | Telford and Wrekin | 1.0 |
| Parkside Court Solar Panels & Air Source Heat Pumpsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | Telford and Wrekin | 1.2 |
| Ercall House, Stafford Park - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 1.6 |
| Stafford Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 1.7 |
| Euston Way Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | — | Feb 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 1.7 |
| Radford House Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 2.0 |
| Halesfield 1 Roundabout, Halesfield - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | refused Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 2.4 |
| TCL Packaging, Stafford Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 2.6 |
| Wz Packaging, Halesfieldrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | Telford and Wrekin | 3.1 |
| Mail Solutionsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024 | May 2024 | — | Jun 2024 | Telford and Wrekin | 3.2 |
| Buildwas Bankbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Sep 2023 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 3.9 |
| Oakengates Leisure Centre, New Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | — | Feb 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 4.5 |
| Furrows Ford Store, Furrows Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | Telford and Wrekin | 4.9 |
| Kraft Heinz, Hortonwoodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 | Telford and Wrekin | 5.2 |
| Makita Manufacturing Europerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | Telford and Wrekin | 5.2 |
| Makita Manufacturing Europerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 5.2 |
| Cherwell Enterprise Park, Hortonwood 2 -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Telford and Wrekin | 5.3 |
| Syspal, Cockshutt Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 | Shropshire | 5.8 |
| Hortonwood Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Telford and Wrekin | 6.2 |
| Twitch Hill, Cheswell Grange Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated Jul 2024 | Dec 2021 | granted Jun 2022 | Jul 2024 | Telford and Wrekin | 8.8 |
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Feb 2026 | Telford and Wrekin | 9.4 |
Distance from the average position of the TF3 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 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 123 |
| Rooftop solar | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Battery storage | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 141 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Telford and Wrekin decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Telford and Wrekin | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 5 | — |
All projects in Telford and Wrekin
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 TF3, 4 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.