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Solar planning in Solihull
Solihull has decided 17 solar farms and approved 82% of them, taking a median of 1.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 29 MW. 4 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Solihull compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Solihull sits in the 10th percentile for approval rate (11 points below 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (22)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Solar Park, Highlands Road, Unit 500 - Solar Array DTZ Investors · PL/2025/02399/PNSVP · 1.8 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2026-02-10 |
Bishop Wilson Ce Primary School, Craig Croft - Solar Panels eEnergy Group PLC · PL/2026/00158/PNSVP | 0.38 | Application Submitted | 2026-01-26 |
The Palletline Centre, Starley Way - Roof Mounted Solar PV array Palletline Limited · PL/2025/01501/PNSVP · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-09 |
Langley Academy, Kineton Green Road, Olton - Solar Panels Solar Options for Schools Limited · PL/2025/01325/PNSVP · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.34 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-21 |
Castle Hills Solar Farm - BESS Castle Hills Solar Farm Limited · PL/2025/01404/PPFL | 5 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-29 |
Castle Hills Solar Farm - Solar Panels Castle Hills Solar Farm Limited · PL/2025/01404/PPFL | 49.9 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-29 |
Holly Lane Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Exagen · PL/2023/01952/PPFL · 16.4 mo to decide | 25 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-30 |
Copt Heath Golf Club - Solar Farm Copt Heath Golf Club · PL/2024/00062/PPFL · 4.6 mo to decide | 0.35 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-31 |
Tudor Grange Academy, Dingle Lane - Solar Photovoltaic Panels Tudor Grange Academy · PL/2024/00284/PNSVP · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.28 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-05 |
Unit B, Progress Way - Solar Panels Prologis UK Limited · PL/2024/00273/PNSVP · 1.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-28 |
Progress Way, Marston Green - Solar Array Prologis UK Limited · PL/2024/00268/PNSVP · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-28 |
Farmfoods Limited, Highlands Road - Solar panels Farmfoods Limited · PL/2024/00086/PNSVP · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.53 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-11 |
Cranmore Boulevard, Shirley - Solar Photo Voltaic System Centrica Business Solutions · PL/2023/02428/PNSVP · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-12 |
Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst Cooks Lane - Photovoltaic Solar Panels eEnergy · PL/2023/02043/PNSVP · 2.1 mo to decide | 0.37 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-27 |
Tudor Grange, Solihull Dingle Lane - PV Solar Panels Tudor Grange Academy · PL/2023/02116/PNSVP · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.47 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-27 |
Birmingham Airport, Diamond House - Solar Panels Birmingham Airport Limited · PL/2023/01325/CLOPUD · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.96 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-10 |
Unit B, Progress Way - Solar Panels Prologis UK Limited · PL/2023/01263/PPFL · 1.8 mo to decide | — | Revised | 2023-08-03 |
One Central Boulevard, Central Boulevard - Solar Panels Frasers Property · PL/2022/01629/PNSVP · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-09-27 |
Hampton Manor BeBa Energy · PL/2019/02522/PPFL · 6.6 mo to decide | 0.3 | Application Refused | 2020-04-15 |
Broad Lane Earthworm Energy · PL/2015/51636/PPFL · 4.8 mo to decide | 8.5 | Appeal Refused | 2016-02-08 |
NEC, Birmingham Levantera Developments · PL/2015/51905/PPFL · 1.2 mo to decide | 3.9 | Abandoned | 2015-10-05 |
Nailcote Farm Green Energy UK Direct · 2014/1212 · 3.8 mo to decide | 18 | Application Refused | 2014-11-03 |
Does Solihull approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 17 solar farms Solihull has decided, 82% were approved (14 granted, 3 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Solihull?
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 Solihull consented?
29 MW has been consented across 14 approved schemes, with 27 MW refused. A further 4 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Solihull
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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