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Solar planning in Redditch
Redditch has decided 7 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 3 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (7 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Redditch compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Redditch sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 74th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (7)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Trinity High School And Sixth Form Centre, Easemore Road - Solar Panels Trinity High School & Sixth Form Centre · 25/00013/PRIOR · 2.9 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-15 |
Sainsburys, Abbey Trading Centre - Solar Panels Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited · 24/01224/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.42 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-20 |
Hsh Coldstores Limited, Moons Moat Drive - Solar panels HSH Coldstores · 23/00144/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.39 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-04-27 |
Arthur Street - Solar Panels Springmasters Limited · 22/00304/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.19 | Operational | 2022-03-28 |
Thorlux Lighting Moons, Merse Road - Solar PV system FW Thorpe PLC · 22/00027/FUL · 1.7 mo to decide | 1.43 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-02-25 |
Sparlonz Limited - Solar Panels Sparlonz Limited · 21/01583/PRIOR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-12-13 |
Heming Point Roof Mounted Solar Panels TRT Lighting Limited · 20/01531/PRIOR · 2.6 mo to decide | 0.2 | Operational | 2021-02-18 |
Does Redditch approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 7 solar farms Redditch has decided, 100% were approved (7 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 Redditch?
The median time from application to decision is 1.8 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 Redditch consented?
3 MW has been consented across 7 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Redditch
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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