Solar, wind and battery projects near Worcester (WR8)
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of WR8 (Malvern Hills): 10 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Whitehouse Farm Energy Barn (40 MW battery storage, approved on 29 November 2017, not yet built), 5.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of WR8
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2023 | granted May 2025 | Feb 2026 | Wychavon | 3.6 |
| Defford Aerodromesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | permission expiredupdated Mar 2018 | Jun 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Mar 2018 | Wychavon | 3.8 |
| Croome Airfield Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2019 | granted Jul 2020 | Jan 2026 | Wychavon | 3.8 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 32 | operationalupdated Sep 2020 | May 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Sep 2020 | Wychavon | 3.9 |
| Home Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2023 | granted Jun 2025 | Feb 2026 | Wychavon | 4.1 |
| Lower Strensham, Bourne Road (Extension)solar farm | solar farm | 8 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Jul 2019 | granted Oct 2019 | Mar 2022 | Wychavon | 4.2 |
| Strensham Wind Clusterwind farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2013 | Apr 2011 | — | Aug 2013 | Tewkesbury | 5.0 |
| Whitehouse Farm Energy Barnbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2020 | Oct 2017 | granted Nov 2017 | Jun 2020 | Malvern Hills | 5.3 |
| Northway Lane Waste Transfer Stationbattery storage | battery storage | 7 | abandonedupdated Jan 2019 | Jan 2017 | — | Jan 2019 | Tewkesbury | 9.6 |
| The Havenwind turbine | wind turbine | 1.2 | operationalupdated Sep 2005 | Dec 2002 | granted Feb 2003 | Sep 2005 | Malvern Hills | 9.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2023 | granted May 2025 | Feb 2026 | Wychavon | 3.6 |
| Home Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2023 | granted Jun 2025 | Feb 2026 | Wychavon | 3.6 |
| Lower Strenshambattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | Wychavon | 4.5 |
| Millers Court Farm, Birts Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Malvern Hills | 8.5 |
| The Malvern Splash, Priory Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 | Malvern Hills | 9.0 |
| Dairy Way, Northway Lane, Unit 22rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 | Tewkesbury | 9.7 |
| Woodbury Lane, Nortonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | Wychavon | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the WR8 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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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 WR8, 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.