London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir (6.3 MW floating solar)
London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir is a 6.3 MW floating solar project in Kingston upon Thames, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 March 2016; the record was last updated on 28 July 2016.
6.3 MWfloating solar
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2016record last updated
Kingston upon Thamescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 23 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- floating solar
- Capacity
- 6.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir, Walton-on Thames, Surrey
- Council area (by location)
- Kingston upon Thames
- REPD reference
- 6063
Who decides
Kingston upon Thames has 3 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Oak Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | refused on appeal | 5.4 |
| Barnett Wood Lane | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.3897, -0.3096).