Oldham: energy planning applications
20 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for Oldham, 155 MW in all. 1 still in planning.
Battery storage 6 · Solar 13 · Onshore wind 1 · Battery storage across the UK · Solar across the UK · Wind across the UK
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Every application in Oldham, newest first
- Sainsburys Supermarkets, Union Street - Solar Panels
- Oldham Athletic Football Club, Hilbre Avenue - Solar Panels
- Airtech Advanced Materials - Solar Panels
- IGC, Lydia Becker Way - Solar Panels
- Lowerfields Farm, Warren Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
- Foxdenton Lane, Chadderton - Solar panels
- Medlock Road, Failsworth - Battery Energy Storage
- Oldham Broadway Business Park, Broadgate - Solar Panels
- Middleton Associates, Chadderton - Solar Photovoltaic Panels
- Tesco Stores, Featherstall Road North - Roof Mounted Solar Panels
- Molnlycke Healthcare, Brook Street - Solar Panels
- Manor Mill, Victoria Street - Solar Panels
- Chadderton - Battery energy storage facility
- Chadderton - Battery Storage System
- Whitegate Battery Storage
- Oldham Broadway Business Park Solar Panels
- Land at Wrigley Head
- Bentfield Industrial Units
- Featherstall Road Tesco (Chadderton)
- Denshaw Windfarm
Latest decisions
- Sainsburys Supermarkets, Union Street - Solar Panels
- Oldham Athletic Football Club, Hilbre Avenue - Solar Panels
- Medlock Road, Failsworth - Battery Energy Storage
- Airtech Advanced Materials - Solar Panels
- IGC, Lydia Becker Way - Solar Panels
- Foxdenton Lane, Chadderton - Solar panels
- Oldham Broadway Business Park, Broadgate - Solar Panels
- Middleton Associates, Chadderton - Solar Photovoltaic Panels
Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal
Incidents on the register near Oldham's applications
8 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.
- Solar battery smoke prompts fire crew response at Denton home
- Nordex turbine damaged by suspected lightning strike at UK wind farm
- Substation fire on George Richards Way in Altrincham
- Northern Powergrid worker seriously injured in Huddersfield substation fire
- Fire reported to have started in solar panels at Westleigh primary school
- Substation fault leaves thousands without power in Padiham
- Crane topples on Scout Moor wind farm project
- Faulty solar panel wiring sparks house fire in Stoke-on-Trent
For a planning case
The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in Oldham, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).
Neighbouring planning authorities
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.