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Solar planning in Tameside
Tameside has decided 8 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 7 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How Tameside compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Tameside 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (9)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Morrisons Superstore, Mottram Road - Solar Panels Sigma Group · 25/00816/NPV · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.48 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-11-18 |
Laurus Ryecroft High School, Lumb Lane - Solar Panels Located Property Limited · 25/00617/NPV · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.27 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-18 |
Tameside College, Beaufort Road - Solar Panels Tameside College · 25/00616/NPV · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.4 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-17 |
Morrisons Superstore, Saxon Street - Solar panels Gondola Pro · 24/00272/NPV · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.46 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-17 |
Burlington Street - Solar PV Panels Whitecroft Lighting Limited · 23/01038/NPV · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.91 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-18 |
Concordia - Solar Panels Powell Concordia · 23/01018/NPV · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.24 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-09 |
Denton Hall Farm Road, Denton - Solar Photovoltaic System System 3 Limited · 21/01436/FUL · 18 mo to decide | 1.16 | Operational | 2023-07-13 |
Burlington Street - Solar PV Panels Whitecroft Lighting Limited · 21/01420/NPV | 1 | Revised | 2021-12-07 |
Godley Water Treatment Works United Utilities | 3 | Operational | — |
Does Tameside approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 8 solar farms Tameside has decided, 100% were approved (8 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Tameside?
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 Tameside consented?
7 MW has been consented across 8 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Tameside
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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