Renewable energy projects in Burnley
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Burnley (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 5 approved but not running, 2 operational and 6 refused. The council refused 7 of 17 decided applications (41%; UK 19%), with a median 25 weeks from submission to decision.
16projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
5approved, not running
41%of decisions refused
How Burnley decides
| Applications | Burnley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (41%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 3 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Projects in Burnley
Projects of 1 MW and more (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuttleworth House, Higher Shuttleworthbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | refusedupdated Dec 2025 | May 2025 | refused Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Padihambattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | refusedupdated Feb 2025 | May 2024 | refused Dec 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Widow Hill, Balderstone Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 70 | under constructionupdated May 2025 | Jul 2021 | granted Jul 2023 | May 2025 |
| Huncoat Power Stationbattery storage | battery storage | 45 | refusedupdated Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 | refused Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| White Hillwind farm | wind farm | 12 | refusedupdated Dec 2003 | Dec 2002 | refused Mar 2003 | Dec 2003 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm (Co-located)solar farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021 | Sep 2019 | — | Jan 2021 |
| Hameldon Hill extensionwind farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operationalupdated Aug 2013 | Dec 2009 | granted Dec 2010 | Aug 2013 |
| Hameldon Hill Wind Farm (extension 2)wind farm | wind farm | 7.1 | permission expiredupdated Jan 2020 | Jun 2016 | granted Jul 2017 | Jan 2020 |
| New Barn Farmwind farm | wind farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Oct 2013 | Sep 2002 | granted Feb 2004 | Oct 2013 |
| Black Scout Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 2 | refusedupdated Sep 2003 | Jan 2000 | refused May 2000 | Sep 2003 |
| Safran Nacelles, Bancroft Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Warcock Hill Projectwind farm | wind farm | 1 | refusedupdated Sep 2004 | Jan 2000 | refused May 2000 | Sep 2004 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| He Yard, Holme Road, Burnley Battery Storeagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 | — | Dec 2022 |
| Crow Wood, Holme Roadsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Former Bull & Butcher Pubbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 |
Postcode districts in Burnley
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 Burnley by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.