Renewable energy projects in Blackburn with Darwen
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Blackburn with Darwen (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 7 approved but not running, 1 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 2 of 10 decided applications (20%; UK 19%), with a median 17 weeks from submission to decision.
10projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
20%of decisions refused
How Blackburn with Darwen decides
| Applications | Blackburn with Darwen | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 5 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Blackburn with Darwen
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davies Road - Whitebirk Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Aug 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Aug 2024 |
| Hoddlesdon Mosswind farm | wind farm | 2.7 | application withdrawnupdated May 2017 | Jun 2016 | — | May 2017 |
| The Stables (Edgeworth)wind farm | wind farm | 2.6 | refusedupdated Nov 2007 | Jul 2003 | refused Oct 2004 | Nov 2007 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribble Business Park, Challenge Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| ENWL Training Academysolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | operationalupdated Nov 2021 | Feb 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| Crown Paints, Hollins Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Balle Streetbattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated Nov 2021 | Oct 2017 | granted Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| Gladstone Street, Little Harwoodbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Tauheedul Islam Girls High School, Preston New Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Horizon Building, Duttons Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Blackburn with Darwen by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.