Renewable energy projects in East Hertfordshire
30 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in East Hertfordshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 7 pending, 14 approved but not running, 2 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 7 of 20 decided applications (35%; UK 19%), with a median 22 weeks from submission to decision.
30projects in the council area
7awaiting a decision
14approved, not running
35%of decisions refused
How East Hertfordshire decides
| Applications | East Hertfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in East Hertfordshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (17)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginns Road, Stocking Pelhambattery storage | battery storage | 400 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Solar Panels at Nw/O Cottered & Sw/O The A507 Cotteredbattery storage | battery storage | 354 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Jan 2025 |
| Dellows, Ginns Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 90 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Greens Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2021 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Stocking Pelhambattery storage | battery storage | 50 | refusedupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2022 | refused Jun 2025 | Jun 2026 |
| Solar Panels at Nw/O Cottered & Sw/O The A507 Cotteredsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Dec 2024 | — | Jan 2025 |
| Pelhambattery storage | battery storage | 49 | operationalupdated Jan 2019 | Aug 2016 | — | Jan 2019 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2021 | granted Dec 2023 | Feb 2026 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 24 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Jul 2024 | granted Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Hadham Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2020 | Dec 2017 | — | Sep 2020 |
| Wickham Hall Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Westmill Quarry, Westmill Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | — | Sep 2023 |
| Benington Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refusedupdated May 2009 | May 2008 | refused Jan 2009 | May 2009 |
| Mill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | Nov 2015 | granted Jul 2016 | Apr 2017 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Jul 2024 | granted Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| High Elms Lane Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | refusedupdated Mar 2012 | Jul 2011 | refused Oct 2011 | Mar 2012 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertford Industrial Estate, Caxton Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2024 | Jun 2024 | — | Aug 2024 |
| Herts And Essex High School, Warwick Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| Haslemere Industrial Estate, Pig Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | refused Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Hockerill Anglo European College, Dunmow Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | — | Jan 2024 |
| Hockerill Anglo European College, Dunmow Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Great Notley Field, Bromley Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Stephen Austin & Sons, Caxton Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Herts and Essex Sports Centre, Beldams Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| County Hallrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Major Barclay Farms, Beeches Manorrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Nov 2024 |
| Standon Hill, Puckeridgebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Mercedes Benz Of Hertford, Foxholes Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Wickham Hall Estatebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2021 | granted Dec 2023 | Feb 2026 |
Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM21 | 28 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| CM23 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| SG9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| SG10 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| SG11 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| SG12 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| SG13 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| SG14 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
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 East Hertfordshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.