Merry Hill Shopping Centre (8.8 MW rooftop solar)
Merry Hill Shopping Centre is an 8.8 MW rooftop solar project in Dudley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 July 2026.
8.8 MWrooftop solar
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 July 2026record last updated
Dudleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 11 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 8.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Unknown
- Planning authority
- Dudley
- Planning application reference
- P25/0416/PN14J
- Address (REPD)
- Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Pedmore Road, Brierley Hill
- Council area (by location)
- Dudley
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Merry Hill Shopping Centre - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 18746
Who decides
| Applications | Dudley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Richards Quarry, Portway Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Mucklow Hill | battery storage | 12 | permission expired | 5.7 |
| Roundhill Sewage Works Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 5.9 |
| Hinksford Substation, Hinksford Lane | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Illey Lane | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Illeybrook Farm | battery storage | 99.8 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Wombourne Road, Wombourne | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Lowlands Farm | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Golds Hill | battery storage | 57 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (52.4815, -2.111).