Renewable planning › Solar › Redbridge
Solar planning in Redbridge
Redbridge has decided 6 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 2 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (6 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Redbridge compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Redbridge sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 97th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (9)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
King George Hospital, Barley Lane - Solar Photovoltaic Panels King George Hospital · 3462/25 | 0.77 | Application Submitted | 2026-01-21 |
Redbridge Institute Of Adult Education, Gaysham Avenue - Solar Panels Redbridge Institute of Adult Education · 2205/25 · 1 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-01 |
Maybank Road - Solar Panels Dewhurst Group Plc · 2061/25 · 0.9 mo to decide | 0.16 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-14 |
The Exchange Mall, High Road - Solar Panels Capital & Regional Plc · 2769/24 · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.68 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-22 |
Spire London East Hospital, Roding Lane South - Solar Panels Spire Roding Hospital · 2100/24 · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-04 |
Spire London East Hospital, Roding Lane South - Solar Panels Spire Roding Hospital · 1510/24 · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.17 | Revised | 2024-07-17 |
Spire London East Hospital, Roding Lane South - Solar Panels Spire Roding Hospital · 0594/24 · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.17 | Revised | 2024-04-18 |
Churchfields Junior School, Churchfields - Solar Panels Solar Options for Schools Limited · 2066/23 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-10-24 |
Roding Lane South - Solar Panels Interlink Direct · 3477/22 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.22 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-12 |
Does Redbridge approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 6 solar farms Redbridge has decided, 100% were approved (6 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a solar farm application take in Redbridge?
The median time from application to decision is 1.4 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 Redbridge consented?
2 MW has been consented across 6 approved schemes. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Redbridge
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.
Novarly Parcel · official public data, read properly · parcel.novarly.com
Screen a specific site here · All authorities · UK property report