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UK solar farms approved: October 2026

35 cards in October 2026, against 6 in September 2026. The most were in East Midlands (12). The largest single step: 480 MW, a company in East Midlands.

Cards in October 2026
35
megawatts approved
3,115
Regions with activity
9

Last updated 6 November 2026. To quote a figure: “CapexRadar, capexradar.uk/solar/2026-10, 6 November 2026”.

See the cards on StanfellStanfell is where suppliers read the cards, with the company and how to reach it. Try it with a work email.
  • Scotland2
  • Northern Ireland0
  • North East1
  • North West3
  • Yorkshire and the Humber4
  • Wales3
  • West Midlands1
  • East Midlands12
  • East of England6
  • South West2
  • London0
  • South East0
By region, October 202635 in all, 1 not placed

What a card is

One company, one change, one date. This one is more than a month old, so it can be shown here; on Stanfell the card arrives the day it is published, with the company’s phone number and a reading for your trade.

South West · published September 2026

IRON ACTON GREEN LIMITED

20.6 MW

in_construction · date on the record 30 September 2026

On Stanfell: the company’s phone, email and website, what else is on record about it, and where to mark how the call went.

By region

RegionCardsShare
Scotland217% of the busiest region
Northern Ireland00% of the busiest region
North East18% of the busiest region
North West325% of the busiest region
Yorkshire and the Humber433% of the busiest region
Wales325% of the busiest region
West Midlands18% of the busiest region
East Midlands12100% of the busiest region
East of England650% of the busiest region
South West217% of the busiest region
London00% of the busiest region
South East00% of the busiest region
Not placed18% of the busiest region

A region comes from the postcode of the site or centre. Where the record has none, the card is counted as not placed rather than guessed.

By month

A month gets its own page once it holds 5 or more cards.

Companies are named here a month after their card is published; the first in this sector appear on 21 October 2026.

How this page counts

What is counted
A ground-mounted solar project that gained approval, a firm connection date, or both.
What is left out
Rooftop systems, projects still in planning, and schemes without a stated capacity.

Why it matters to a supplier

  • Construction usually starts within a year of approval and a connection date being in place, and the EPC, the modules and the site works are all bought in that year.
  • Regional totals show where land, grid capacity and planning are lining up, which changes faster than most people expect.
  • Many sites are co-located with storage, and the same owner is often buying for both.

Questions

Does this cover rooftop and commercial solar?
No. Rooftop systems do not leave the kind of dated public record this engine reads. It covers ground-mounted projects large enough to need approval as a generating station.
How often is it updated?
Every weekday, after the engine's overnight run. Monthly archives are fixed once the month has closed.

The cards behind these numbers

On Stanfell, every card in this sector carries the figure, the date, the company behind it and a reading for your trade, the day it is published.

Solar farm leads on Stanfell