Power one decision
could release

Projects held up by something a named organisation could act on: a refusal, a planning decision that is overdue, or a grid connection date. Projects with no recorded hold-up are left out, because there is nobody obvious to ask. Every row links to that constituency's briefing, which names the projects and drafts the questions.

Every constituency

MW in projects with an identified decision-maker · planning database, July 2026 · download CSV
#ConstituencyMW that could be releasedWho can move itWhat is holding it up
1Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire8,447the Scottish Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
2Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale5,918the Scottish Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
3Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross3,324the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
4Newark3,300the Planning Inspectorate (it decides nationally significant projects)Planning pending
5Sleaford and North Hykeham2,750North Kesteven CouncilPlanning pending
6Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber2,462the grid operator (NESO) and SP TransmissionGrid queue to 2030
7Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk2,335the grid operator (NESO) and SP TransmissionGrid queue to 2026
8Gordon and Buchan1,824the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
9Doncaster North1,728the grid operator (NESO)Grid queue
10Easington1,640the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2035
11Aberdeenshire North and Moray East1,355the Scottish Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
12Kettering1,303North Northamptonshire CouncilPlanning pending
13Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock1,286the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
14Daventry1,276the Planning Inspectorate (it decides nationally significant projects)Planning pending
15South Derbyshire1,208the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
16Gainsborough1,200the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2029
17Selby1,180the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2032
18Dumfries and Galloway1,129the Scottish Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
19Brigg and Immingham1,097North Lincolnshire CouncilPlanning pending
20Richmond and Northallerton1,073North Yorkshire CouncilPlanning pending
21South Norfolk1,043South Norfolk CouncilPlanning pending
22Waveney Valley1,012Mid Suffolk CouncilPlanning pending
23Paisley and Renfrewshire South950the grid operator (NESO)Grid queue
24North East Hertfordshire944the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2034
25Mid Norfolk901Breckland CouncilPlanning pending
26Bicester and Woodstock854the Planning Inspectorate (it decides nationally significant projects)Planning pending
27Lothian East815the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
28Stretford and Urmston800the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2028
29Angus and Perthshire Glens780the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
30Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey714the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
31Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West701the grid operator (NESO) and SP TransmissionGrid queue to 2029
32Vale of Glamorgan689Vale of Glamorgan CouncilPlanning pending
33South Holland and The Deepings628the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2033
34Alloa and Grangemouth625the grid operator (NESO)Grid queue
35Kilmarnock and Loudoun610the grid operator (NESO)Grid queue
36Buckingham and Bletchley601the grid operator (NESO)Grid queue
37Grantham and Bourne581the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2028
38Bassetlaw575Bassetlaw CouncilPlanning pending
39Honiton and Sidmouth570East Devon CouncilRefused
40North West Essex562the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2028
41Airdrie and Shotts562the grid operator (NESO)Grid queue
42Chester South and Eddisbury537Cheshire West and Chester CouncilPlanning pending
43Perth and Kinross-shire529the Scottish Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
44Mid Buckinghamshire516Buckinghamshire CouncilPlanning pending
45Staffordshire Moorlands502the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
46Alyn and Deeside500Flintshire CouncilPlanning pending
47Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr487Wrexham CouncilPlanning pending
48Chippenham460Wiltshire CouncilPlanning pending
49Goole and Pocklington445the grid operator (NESO)Grid queue
50Stirling and Strathallan430the grid operator (NESO) and SP TransmissionGrid queue to 2031
51Warrington South427Warrington CouncilRefused
52Orkney and Shetland420the grid operator (NESO) and SSEN TransmissionGrid queue to 2032
53Old Bexley and Sidcup412Bexley CouncilPlanning pending
54Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme400the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2029
55South Basildon and East Thurrock368the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
56Midlothian358the grid operator (NESO) and SP TransmissionGrid queue to 2031
57Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard350Central Bedfordshire CouncilRefused
58Carlisle340the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
59Pontypridd331Rhondda Cynon Taf CouncilPlanning pending
60Witney321West Oxfordshire CouncilPlanning pending
61Skipton and Ripon319North Yorkshire CouncilPlanning pending
62Meriden and Solihull East317the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
63Arbroath and Broughty Ferry307the grid operator (NESO) and SSEN TransmissionGrid queue to 2027
64Ashford300Ashford CouncilRefused
65Dartford300Dartford CouncilRefused
66North Ayrshire and Arran298the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
67Gower290the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
68Runcorn and Helsby282the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
69West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine259the Scottish Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
70Horsham257the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
71North East Hampshire257Basingstoke and Deane CouncilRefused
72Burnley255the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
73Foyle240the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
74West Tyrone238Fermanagh and Omagh CouncilPlanning pending
75East Antrim230Mid and East Antrim CouncilPlanning pending
76Bexhill and Battle230the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
77Wells and Mendip Hills230North Somerset CouncilPlanning pending
78South Northamptonshire218North Northamptonshire CouncilRefused
79Central Suffolk and North Ipswich216the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
80East Kilbride and Strathaven213the grid operator (NESO) and SP TransmissionGrid queue to 2030
81Glenrothes and Mid Fife210the Scottish Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
82North East Cambridgeshire210the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
83Wetherby and Easingwold203the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
84Lichfield200Lichfield CouncilRefused
85Spelthorne200the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2031
86Stockton North200Stockton-on-Tees CouncilPlanning pending
87Glasgow North East200the grid operator (NESO)Grid queue
88Hamilton and Clyde Valley200the Scottish Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
89Mid Dunbartonshire200the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
90Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare200Rhondda Cynon Taf CouncilPlanning pending
91West Dunbartonshire199the Scottish Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
92North East Fife177the grid operator (NESO) and SP TransmissionGrid queue to 2022
93Weald of Kent176the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
94Dwyfor Meirionnydd171the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
95Ely and East Cambridgeshire170the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
96Aberdeen North170the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
97Fylde163Fylde CouncilPlanning pending
98Paisley and Renfrewshire North162the grid operator (NESO) and SP TransmissionGrid queue to 2030
99Rugby162the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
100St Austell and Newquay153the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
101Coventry East153Coventry CouncilPlanning pending
102Havant150Havant CouncilPlanning pending
103Rayleigh and Wickford150the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
104Edinburgh South West150the Scottish Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
105Henley and Thame150South Oxfordshire CouncilRefused
106Rushcliffe150the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
107Stroud150Stroud CouncilRefused
108West Worcestershire150Malvern Hills CouncilPlanning pending
109Corby and East Northamptonshire148North Northamptonshire CouncilPlanning pending
110East Hampshire147East Hampshire CouncilRefused
111Forest of Dean147the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
112Rother Valley143the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
113Newport East143the Welsh Government (it decides big energy projects)Refused
114East Londonderry130Derry City and Strabane CouncilPlanning pending
115Rutherglen130the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
116Aberafan Maesteg130the Welsh Government (it decides big energy projects)Refused
117Amber Valley129Amber Valley CouncilRefused
118Beaconsfield129Buckinghamshire CouncilPlanning pending
119Melton and Syston127the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
120Wycombe126Buckinghamshire CouncilPlanning pending
121Shrewsbury125Shropshire CouncilPlanning pending
122Hexham122Newcastle upon Tyne CouncilPlanning pending
123Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe121the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2037
124Barking120Barking and Dagenham CouncilPlanning pending
125Portsmouth North120Portsmouth CouncilPlanning pending
126West Lancashire120the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
127Livingston117the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
128Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge114the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
129Wrexham114the Welsh Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
130North Dorset112the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2036
131Stafford110Stafford CouncilPlanning pending
132Rotherham110Rotherham CouncilPlanning pending
133South Ribble107the grid operator (NESO)Grid queue
134Normanton and Hemsworth102Wakefield CouncilPlanning pending
135South Cambridgeshire102South Cambridgeshire CouncilPlanning pending
136Torridge and Tavistock101the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
137Cannock Chase100Cannock Chase CouncilRefused
138Kingswinford and South Staffordshire100South Staffordshire CouncilRefused
139Maldon100Chelmsford CouncilRefused
140North West Norfolk100the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
141South Shropshire100the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
142Stoke-on-Trent South100Staffordshire Moorlands CouncilPlanning pending
143North Antrim100Causeway Coast and Glens CouncilPlanning pending
144Herne Bay and Sandwich100the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
145Glasgow South West100the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
146Dover and Deal99Dover CouncilPlanning pending
147South Devon99South Hams CouncilPlanning pending
148Frome and East Somerset99Somerset CouncilRefused
149Washington and Gateshead South98Gateshead CouncilRefused
150Na h-Eileanan an Iar98the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
151North Cornwall94Cornwall CouncilRefused
152West Suffolk93the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
153North Bedfordshire92the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
154Rossendale and Darwen85Rossendale CouncilRefused
155South Cotswolds83the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2025
156Arundel and South Downs82the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
157Newport West and Islwyn82the Welsh Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
158Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke80the grid operator (NESO) and SP TransmissionGrid queue to 2028
159Mid Dorset and North Poole80the grid operator (NESO) and National GridGrid queue to 2025
160Blaydon and Consett78the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
161Harpenden and Berkhamsted75St Albans CouncilPlanning pending
162Torfaen75the Welsh Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
163Didcot and Wantage74the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
164Barrow and Furness72Westmorland and Furness CouncilPlanning pending
165Kenilworth and Southam70the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
166Mid Bedfordshire68the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
167South Antrim68the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
168Thornbury and Yate66the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
169Droitwich and Evesham66Wychavon CouncilPlanning pending
170Tonbridge65Sevenoaks CouncilPlanning pending
171North Warwickshire and Bedworth63the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
172Broadland and Fakenham63the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
173South Dorset62the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
174Clwyd North62the Welsh Government (it decides big energy projects)Refused
175Epping Forest61Epping Forest CouncilRefused
176York Outer60the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
177Knowsley58Knowsley CouncilPlanning pending
178Hitchin57North Hertfordshire CouncilPlanning pending
179Harwich and North Essex54the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
180North West Hampshire51Basingstoke and Deane CouncilPlanning pending
181Blyth and Ashington50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
182East Surrey50Tandridge CouncilPlanning pending
183Exmouth and Exeter East50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
184North Herefordshire50Herefordshire, County of CouncilRefused
185Oxford West and Abingdon50Vale of White Horse CouncilRefused
186Southend East and Rochford50Rochford CouncilPlanning pending
187Sutton Coldfield50Birmingham CouncilPlanning pending
188Warwick and Leamington50Warwick CouncilRefused
189Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
190Cardiff South and Penarth50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
191Barnsley North50Barnsley CouncilPlanning pending
192Basildon and Billericay50Basildon CouncilRefused
193Bolsover50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
194Christchurch50Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilPlanning pending
195Hornchurch and Upminster50Havering CouncilPlanning pending
196Lewes50Wealden CouncilRefused
197Loughborough50Charnwood CouncilPlanning pending
198North Northumberland50the grid operator (NESO) and SSEN TransmissionGrid queue to 2027
199North West Leicestershire50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
200Rutland and Stamford50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
201Sevenoaks50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
202Southampton Itchen50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
203Tewkesbury50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
204Belfast West50Belfast CouncilPlanning pending
205Dundee Central50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
206Edinburgh South50City of Edinburgh CouncilPlanning pending
207North Cotswolds50the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
208St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire46the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
209Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket42the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
210North East Somerset and Hanham42the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
211Aylesbury40the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
212Banbury40Cherwell CouncilPlanning pending
213Salisbury40the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
214South Shields40South Tyneside CouncilPlanning pending
215Suffolk Coastal40East Suffolk CouncilPlanning pending
216South Down40Newry, Mourne and Down CouncilPlanning pending
217Witham39the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
218Westmorland and Lonsdale38the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
219Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy37the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
220East Wiltshire35Swindon CouncilPlanning pending
221Huntingdon35the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
222Taunton and Wellington34Somerset CouncilPlanning pending
223City of Durham32County Durham CouncilPlanning pending
224Folkestone and Hythe31Folkestone and Hythe CouncilPlanning pending
225Hazel Grove30the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
226Hertsmere30the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
227Penrith and Solway30the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
228South West Wiltshire30the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
229The Wrekin30the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
230Thirsk and Malton30the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
231Clacton29the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
232North Durham27the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
233Oldham East and Saddleworth27Oldham CouncilPlanning pending
234Tatton26Cheshire West and Chester CouncilPlanning pending
235Mid Ulster26the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
236Neath and Swansea East25the Welsh Government (it decides big energy projects)Planning pending
237Bathgate and Linlithgow24the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
238North West Cambridgeshire22the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
239Dorking and Horley22the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
240Hinckley and Bosworth22the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
241Glastonbury and Somerton21Somerset CouncilPlanning pending
242Scunthorpe20the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
243Burton and Uttoxeter20East Staffordshire CouncilPlanning pending
244South Leicestershire20the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
245Yeovil18the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
246Central Ayrshire18the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
247New Forest East17the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
248Mid and South Pembrokeshire17the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
249Bridgwater17the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
250Broxtowe16the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
251Doncaster Central16the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
252Welwyn Hatfield16Welwyn Hatfield CouncilPlanning pending
253Faversham and Mid Kent15the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
254Lancaster and Wyre15the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
255Melksham and Devizes15the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
256North Somerset15the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
257East Renfrewshire15the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
258Cardiff East15the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
259Godalming and Ash14Waverley CouncilPlanning pending
260West Dorset12the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
261Fareham and Waterlooville10the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
262Runnymede and Weybridge10Runnymede CouncilPlanning pending
263Lowestoft10East Suffolk CouncilRefused
264Winchester10the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
265Worsley and Eccles10Wigan CouncilPlanning pending
266Blackpool North and Fleetwood9.3the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
267Strangford8.8Ards and North Down CouncilPlanning pending
268Hertford and Stortford7.3the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
269Rhondda and Ogmore7.2the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
270Ashfield7Ashfield CouncilRefused
271Chester North and Neston5the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
272Milton Keynes North5Milton Keynes CouncilRefused
273North Shropshire5the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
274Lagan Valley5the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
275Hartlepool4.3the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
276Tiverton and Minehead4.3the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
277Belfast North4.1Belfast CouncilRefused
278Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor3.3the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
279South West Hertfordshire3Three Rivers CouncilPlanning pending
280Widnes and Halewood3the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
281Greenwich and Woolwich2.9the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
282Surrey Heath2.4Surrey Heath CouncilRefused
283Rawmarsh and Conisbrough2.1the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
284Windsor2Slough CouncilRefused
285Belfast South and Mid Down2the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
286Llanelli1.6the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
287Maidenhead1.3the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
288New Forest West1.3the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
289Stratford-on-Avon1.2the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
290Hammersmith and Chiswick1Hammersmith and Fulham CouncilPlanning pending
291Liverpool Walton1Liverpool CouncilPlanning pending
292North Devon1the developer and the network companyNo visible progress
293Warrington North1the developer and the network companyNo visible progress