45 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (144 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Valley Road, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2023 1.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Tesco, Bidston Link Road, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Sept 2025 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Tesco Pharmacy, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2026 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2025 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Nov 2025 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Woodchurch Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2026 2.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Tipographic, Morpeth Wharf - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 810 kW
May 2023 3.3 km away
Rooftop solar
St Marys College, Wallasey Village - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Sept 2025 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Port Of Liverpool Building, Mann Island - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026 4.8 km away
Solar farm
Murrayfield Hospital, Holmwood Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2023 5.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
20 permitted works running now or planned, 19 of them major.
Major, planned
Vyner Road South, BidstonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 250 m away
Major, planned
Noctorum Lane, BidstonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 450 m away
Major
Noctorum Lane, BidstonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 450 m away
Major, planned
Noctorum Lane, BidstonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027 500 m away
Major, planned
Vyner Road South, BidstonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 600 m away
Major, planned
Vyner Road North, BidstonUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 650 m away
Major, planned
St Davids Lane, NoctorumUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027 650 m away
Major, planned
Stokesay, BidstonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major, planned
Noctorum Road, NoctorumUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027 700 m away
Major, planned
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Pre-application
Mersey Tidal Power ProjectGenerating Stations · This will be an in-river proposal, located within the Mersey Riverine
environment. The Project will be located towards the mouth of the River
Mersey, between the Wirral on the west and Liverpool to the east.
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Rooftop solar
Mercedes-Benz, Pall Mall - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2022 5.2 km away
Rooftop solar
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022 5.6 km away
Running nearest: Bidston Moss Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 2.0 km); Burbo Bank Energy Storage (battery storage, 2.2 km); Bromborough Dock Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 7.0 km); Port of Liverpool - wind (wind farm, 7.4 km); Bromborough Dock (landfill gas, 7.6 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Shrewsbury Road, ClaughtonHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 750 m away
Major
Shrewsbury Road, ClaughtonHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026 750 m away
Major
Observatory Road, BidstonHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026 800 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
application due 30 May 2025 24.1 km away
Decided
Awel y Môr Offshore Wind FarmGenerating Stations · To the west of, and immediately adjacent to, the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm.
decided Sept 2023 26.6 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.