Renewable energy projects in Dacorum
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Dacorum (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 12 approved but not running, 2 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 2 of 17 decided applications (12%; UK 19%), with a median 11 weeks from submission to decision.
16projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
12approved, not running
12%of decisions refused
How Dacorum decides
| Applications | Dacorum | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Dacorum
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Heath Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 25 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 | — | Apr 2022 |
| Pudds Cross Farm, Pudds Cross Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 22 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jun 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Folly Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 13.1 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Aug 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Apr 2015 |
| Pudds Cross Farm, Pudds Cross Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jun 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Amazon Boundary Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2019 | Feb 2019 | granted Jul 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| G Park Maxted Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Snowcentre, St Albans Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| G Park, Maxted Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Century House, Maylands Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Dacorum Sports Centre, Park Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Iron Mountain Siterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | operationalupdated Jan 2020 | Feb 2019 | granted Apr 2019 | Jan 2020 |
| The End Of Taransey, Taransaybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Verge By Hemel Stags Rugby Club, Pennine Way - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Ashlyns Nursing Home, Chesham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | May 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| London Road Retail Park, Unit Arooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
| The Mount Hmp, Molyneaux Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
Postcode districts in Dacorum
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP1 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| HP2 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 2 |
| HP3 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
| HP4 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| HP23 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| WD4 | 40 | 6 | 25 | 2 |
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 Dacorum by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.