Solar, wind and battery projects near Lichfield (WS14)
13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of WS14 (Lichfield): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 8 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Lions Den, Hammerwich (100 MW battery storage, approved on 24 July 2025, not yet built), 5.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of WS14
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddlesford Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Jul 2018 | Jun 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Jul 2018 | Lichfield | 3.5 |
| Park Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Jul 2018 | Jun 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Jul 2018 | Lichfield | 4.1 |
| Lions Den, Hammerwichbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Lichfield | 5.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lloyd Clubs, Birmingham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | Lichfield | 1.8 |
| The Food Warehouse by Icelandrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 | Lichfield | 3.2 |
| Wood End Lane, Fradley - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — | Lichfield | 5.3 |
| Newell Rubbermaid, Halifax Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Lichfield | 5.8 |
| Rawlett Community Sports Collegerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2021 | Feb 2021 | — | Sep 2021 | Tamworth | 7.9 |
| Little Aston Hospital, Little Aston Hall Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Lichfield | 8.2 |
| Steel Processing Midlands, Burntwood Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Lichfield | 8.3 |
| J Sainsbury, Elmhurst Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Tamworth | 8.5 |
| Landau Forte Academy Qemsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Tamworth | 8.8 |
| Erdington Road, Aldridgerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | May 2022 | Walsall | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the WS14 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Lichfield decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Lichfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
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.