Renewable energy projects in Huntingdonshire
51 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Huntingdonshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 26 approved but not running, 18 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 7 of 47 decided applications (15%; UK 19%), with a median 19 weeks from submission to decision.
51projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
26approved, not running
15%of decisions refused
How Huntingdonshire decides
| Applications | Huntingdonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Projects in Huntingdonshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (32)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Park Energysolar farm | solar farm | 400 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Oct 2025 | — | May 2026 |
| East Park Energybattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Oct 2025 | — | May 2026 |
| Little Staughton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2022 | granted Dec 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Weald Farm, Cambridge Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Rookery Farm, Kimbolton Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Jul 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Oct 2023 |
| Rookery Farm, Kimbolton Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Jul 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Oct 2023 |
| Abbotsley Country Homes, Drewels Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Weald Farm, Cambridge Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Staughton Airfield Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | operationalupdated Jan 2026 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Jan 2026 |
| Vicarage Lane, Diddington Solar Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 35 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | — | Aug 2023 |
| Abbots Ripton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 24.7 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | Aug 2013 | granted Oct 2013 | Mar 2015 |
| Red Tilewind farm | wind farm | 24 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Oct 2003 | granted Feb 2005 | Dec 2017 |
| Haddon Solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 22 | refusedupdated Feb 2024 | May 2022 | refused Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Cotton Farmwind farm | wind farm | 20 | operationalupdated Jan 2015 | Aug 2008 | granted Dec 2010 | Jan 2015 |
| Red House Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Aug 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| RAF Molesworth Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 15 | refusedupdated Dec 2014 | Jun 2012 | refused May 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| Woolley Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10 | operationalupdated Nov 2016 | Nov 2010 | granted Mar 2012 | Nov 2016 |
| Abbey Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 9 | operationalupdated Apr 2014 | Jan 2013 | granted Sep 2013 | Apr 2014 |
| Bicton Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9 | refusedupdated Feb 2015 | Apr 2013 | refused Sep 2013 | Feb 2015 |
| Ramsey Wind Farm Extensionwind farm | wind farm | 8 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Nov 2011 | granted May 2013 | Apr 2015 |
| Bicton Industrial Park, Stow Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2022 | granted Dec 2023 | Feb 2026 |
| Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 1solar farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Nov 2012 | granted Feb 2013 | May 2015 |
| Common Barn Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6.2 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | May 2012 | granted Jul 2013 | Dec 2019 |
| Abbotsley Country Homes, Drewels Lane Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 6 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Rookery Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operationalupdated Jun 2013 | Nov 2012 | granted Feb 2013 | Jun 2013 |
| Caldecote Manor Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Sep 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Mar 2016 |
| Land at Biggin Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Nov 2015 | May 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| Bury Green Farm Solarsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | May 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Jul 2016 |
| Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 2solar farm | solar farm | 4.1 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Nov 2013 | granted Feb 2014 | May 2015 |
| Abbots Ripton Solar Farm (ext.)solar farm | solar farm | 3.9 | operationalupdated Sep 2016 | Dec 2014 | granted Jul 2015 | Sep 2016 |
| Lodge Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.4 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Jun 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Mar 2016 |
| Ramsey 1wind turbine | wind turbine | 1.8 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | Mar 2003 | granted Apr 2004 | Mar 2015 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (19)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alconbury Packing Solutionsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| Founders House, Pierson Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Meadow Lane Park and Ridesolar farm | solar farm | 0.9 | under constructionupdated Mar 2022 | Apr 2017 | — | Mar 2022 |
| Latham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| Hilton Food Group, Latham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Alpha Drive, Eaton Soconrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Sep 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Littleyhey Prison Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | operationalupdated Nov 2021 | Dec 2020 | granted Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| Colne Fen Farm, Chatteris Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Tick Fen Farm, Puddock Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Tick Fen Farm, Puddock Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Needingworth Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Imperial Way, Eagle Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| J Sainsbury Plc, St Germain Walkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
| Lancaster House, Lancaster Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Chester Road, Colmworth Business Park Solar Panlesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Bridge Farm, Earith Fen Droverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Bridge Farm, Drove Colnerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Meadow Lane Park and Ridebattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated Sep 2022 | Apr 2017 | — | Sep 2022 |
| One Leisure Indoor, Westwood Road Solar Car Park Canopiessolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE19 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| PE26 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| PE27 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| PE28 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| PE29 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
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 Huntingdonshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.