Solar, wind and battery projects near Worcester (WR6)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of WR6 (Malvern Hills): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Fitcher Brook Solar Farm (19 MW solar farm, application submitted on 19 December 2023, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 8.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of WR6
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Woodhall Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 45 | refused on appealupdated Feb 2017 | Dec 2014 | refused Aug 2015 | Feb 2017 | Malvern Hills | 4.4 |
| Allsetts Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6.8 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2018 | Mar 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Sep 2018 | Malvern Hills | 5.0 |
| Land at Winshenfordsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | refusedupdated Jan 2016 | Jul 2015 | refused Dec 2015 | Jan 2016 | Malvern Hills | 6.1 |
| Sinton Green Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 21 | refusedupdated Jun 2021 | Oct 2021 | refused Jan 2023 | Jun 2021 | Malvern Hills | 7.4 |
| Otherton Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Aug 2017 | Malvern Hills | 8.2 |
| Stockton Court Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2017 | Apr 2016 | — | Jun 2017 | Malvern Hills | 8.4 |
| Fitcher Brook Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 19 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024 | Dec 2023 | — | Jan 2024 | Malvern Hills | 8.8 |
| Stockton Court farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted Apr 2017 | Sep 2019 | Malvern Hills | 9.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandemoortele Worcester Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | — | Jan 2025 | Malvern Hills | 8.9 |
| Vamix Factory, Martley Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | May 2023 | Malvern Hills | 8.9 |
Distance from the average position of the WR6 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 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Malvern Hills decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Malvern Hills | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (50%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
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 WR6, 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.