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Solar planning in Liverpool
Liverpool has decided 17 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 6 MW. 5 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Liverpool compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Liverpool sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 87th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (22)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Alder Hey Hospital, East Prescot Road - Solar PV Array Alder Hey Hospital · 25PS/2667 · 2 mo to decide | 0.47 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-03-09 |
Port Of Liverpool Building, Mann Island - Solar Panels BTC RE Limited · 25F/3252 · 2.1 mo to decide | — | Application Submitted | 2026-02-09 |
Dixons Croxteth Academy, Carr Lane East - Solar Panels Located Property Limited · 25PS/1976 · 2.8 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-21 |
North Liverpool Academy, Heyworth Street - Solar PV Array Barker Associates · 25PS/1975 | 0.21 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-29 |
Self Storage Liverpool South, Goodlass Road - Solar Panels Big Yellow Self Storage Limited · 25PE/1171 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-19 |
Sainsburys Supermarket, East Prescot Road - Solar Panels Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited · 25PS/1308 · 0.9 mo to decide | 0.46 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-12 |
Waste Care, Lower Bank View - Solar Panels Waste Care Limited · 24PS/3192 · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.21 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-02-05 |
Stanley Meat Market, Prescot Road - Solar PV Systems Selmar Properties · 24PS/1796 · 0.7 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-31 |
Estuary Boulevard - Solar Panels Columbia Threadneedle Investments Limited · 24PS/0253 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.62 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-25 |
Huskisson Dock Building, Huskisson Dock - Solar PV Array Eon UK Plc · 24PS/0115 · 1.6 mo to decide | 1.46 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-08 |
Steel Terminal, Royal Seaforth Dock - Solar Panels EON UK Heat Limited · DC/2024/00101 · 1.7 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-07 |
Bulk Powder Terminals, Regent Road - Solar Panels Eon UK Plc · 24PS/0046 · 1 mo to decide | 0.7 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-07 |
Renaissance Way - Plot 7 Solar PV Array Astra Zeneca · 23PS/2702 · 1.3 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-08 |
Sainsburys, Jennifer Avenue - Solar panels Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited · 23PS/1653 · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.45 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-21 |
D H L Exel Supply Chain Burton Foods, Portal Way - Solar Panels Columbia Threadneedle · 23PS/1503 | 1 | Application Submitted | 2023-06-22 |
The Big Yellow Self Storage, Mill Lane - Solar Array Big Yellow Group Plc · 23PS/1052 · 0.7 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-19 |
The Big Yellow Self Storage, Mill Lane - Solar Panels Big Yellow Group · 22PS/2730 | 0.17 | Revised | 2022-09-30 |
Garston Shore Road - Solar Panels Bidfood · 22PV/1801 · 3 mo to decide | 0.47 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-09-29 |
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar Panels Reserve Force & Cadet Association · 22LP/2379 | — | Application Submitted | 2022-09-05 |
Mercedes-Benz, Pall Mall - Solar Array Mercedes-Benz · 22PS/1742 · 2.1 mo to decide | 0.35 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-08-30 |
Aigburth Park - Solar Panels Liverpool Hope University · 21F/0423 · 3.1 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2021-05-07 |
Tesco Superstore EDF Energy Renewables · 21PS/0375 · 2.9 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2021-04-23 |
Does Liverpool approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 17 solar farms Liverpool has decided, 100% were approved (17 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Liverpool?
The median time from application to decision is 1.7 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Liverpool consented?
6 MW has been consented across 17 approved schemes. A further 5 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Liverpool
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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