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Solar planning in Malvern Hills
Malvern Hills has decided 10 solar farms and approved 60% of them, taking a median of 4.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 17 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Malvern Hills compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Malvern Hills sits in the 1st percentile for approval rate (33 points below the England average) and the 10th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (14)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Chapel Hill - Solar Arrays JBM Solar Projects Limited · M/24/01781/FUL · 9.9 mo to decide | 49.9 | Application Refused | 2025-11-10 |
Grove Farm - Microgrid of Solar Panels Whiting Ash Farms Limited · M/25/01044/FUL | — | Application Submitted | 2025-08-01 |
Millers Court Farm, Birts Street - Solar Photovoltaic Array Unknown · M/25/00398/GPJ · 1.9 mo to decide | 0.21 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-07 |
Vandemoortele Worcester - Solar Farm Vandemoortele Worcester · M/24/01048/FUL | 0.58 | Application Submitted | 2024-10-31 |
The Malvern Splash, Priory Road - Solar panels Malvern Hills District Council · M/24/00551/FUL · 2.3 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-18 |
Fitcher Brook Solar Farm Tyler Hill Renewables Limited · M/23/01698/FUL | 19 | Application Submitted | 2023-12-19 |
Vamix Factory, Martley Road - Solar Panels Vandemoortele Worcester · M/23/00680/GPJ · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.38 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-07-10 |
Sinton Green Solar Farm BRL Solar UK Limited · 21/01846/FUL · 15.5 mo to decide | 21 | Application Refused | 2023-01-25 |
Stockton Court Farm Renewable Power Exchange · 16/00678/FUL | 5 | Application Withdrawn | 2017-05-25 |
Stockton Court farm Renewable Power Exchange · 15/01017/FUL · 19.8 mo to decide | 5 | Awaiting Construction | 2017-04-05 |
Otherton Farm Wirisol (Sun & Soil) · 15/00957/FUL · 4.7 mo to decide | 4 | Operational | 2015-12-18 |
Land at Winshenford Elgar Middleton · 15/01033/FUL · 4.3 mo to decide | 7 | Application Refused | 2015-12-09 |
Allsetts Farm Gamma Solar Limited · 15/00386/FUL · 4.8 mo to decide | 6.8 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-08-14 |
Land at Woodhall Farm Kronos Solar · 14/01658/FUL · 8 mo to decide | 45 | Appeal Refused | 2015-08-12 |
Does Malvern Hills approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 10 solar farms Malvern Hills has decided, 60% were approved (6 granted, 4 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Malvern Hills?
The median time from application to decision is 4.7 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 Malvern Hills consented?
17 MW has been consented across 6 approved schemes, with 123 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Malvern Hills
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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