Renewable energy projects in Calderdale
20 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Calderdale (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 11 approved but not running, 4 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 3 of 18 decided applications (17%; UK 19%), with a median 15 weeks from submission to decision.
20projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
11approved, not running
17%of decisions refused
How Calderdale decides
| Applications | Calderdale | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 6 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Calderdale
Projects of 1 MW and more (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmfield Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Ashday Hall Farm, Ashday Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 65 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Lowfields Energy Storage Projectbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2025 | Dec 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Oct 2025 |
| Stainland Road, Salterhebblebattery storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2025 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Apr 2025 |
| Crook Hill (Rochdale MBC) 2 of 2wind farm | wind farm | 23.8 | operationalupdated Jan 2016 | Jul 2008 | granted Jul 2009 | Jan 2016 |
| Stainland Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2018 | Sep 2017 | — | Oct 2018 |
| Ovenden Moor (Repower)wind farm | wind farm | 18 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Aug 2012 | granted Nov 2012 | Feb 2017 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm Repoweringwind farm | wind farm | 16 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Dec 2009 | granted Jan 2013 | May 2015 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9.6 | operationalupdated Jun 2010 | Nov 1991 | granted Jul 1992 | Jun 2010 |
| Ovenden Moorwind farm | wind farm | 9.2 | decommissionedupdated Dec 2015 | — | granted Jul 1992 | Dec 2015 |
| Swales Moor Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 5 | permission expiredupdated Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | granted Aug 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| Tooter Hill and Hogshead Hillwind farm | wind farm | 3 | refusedupdated Oct 2013 | Jan 1999 | refused Jun 1999 | Oct 2013 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsburys, Wade Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not built | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | — |
| Sandholme Iron Works, Halifax Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Lowfields Business Park, Lowfields Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Ryburn Valley High School, St Peters Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Eureka, Discovery Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Rishworth School, Oldham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2024 | Apr 2024 | — | Sep 2024 |
| Spire Elland Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Holmfield Industrial Estate Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2024 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
Postcode districts in Calderdale
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD6 | 45 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| HX1 | 37 | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| HX2 | 27 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| HX3 | 52 | 3 | 41 | 1 |
| HX4 | 33 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| HX5 | 36 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| HX6 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| HX7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| OL14 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
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 Calderdale by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.