Solar, wind and battery projects near Market Drayton (TF9)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TF9 (Shropshire): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, application submitted on 29 February 2024, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 8.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TF9
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollins Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 13 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Shropshire | 1.9 |
| Poplar Lane Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 14 | refused on appealupdated Dec 2010 | Apr 2008 | refused Sep 2008 | Dec 2010 | Shropshire | 7.6 |
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | — | Mar 2024 | Stafford | 8.1 |
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 15 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | — | Mar 2024 | Stafford | 8.1 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlot Chitty Farms, Bettonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Shropshire | 3.7 |
| Cheswardine Hall Residential Homesolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Shropshire | 4.6 |
| TB Electrics, Sandfordrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Shropshire | 8.5 |
Distance from the average position of the TF9 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
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 TF9, 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.