Renewable energy projects in Maldon
18 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Maldon (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 7 approved but not running, 5 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 11 of 20 decided applications (55%; UK 19%), with a median 20 weeks from submission to decision.
18projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
55%of decisions refused
How Maldon decides
| Applications | Maldon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (55%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Projects in Maldon
Projects of 1 MW and more (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldon Hallbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Sep 2017 | granted May 2019 | Dec 2021 |
| Marshes Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 25.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Maldon Wycke Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 25 | operationalupdated Oct 2024 | Feb 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Oct 2024 |
| Prentice’s Farm- Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Middlewick wind farmwind farm | wind farm | 20.7 | operationalupdated Jan 2015 | Jan 2010 | granted May 2011 | Jan 2015 |
| Bradwell Wind Farm (Repower)wind farm | wind farm | 20 | operationalupdated Jan 2014 | Mar 2006 | granted Jul 2006 | Jan 2014 |
| Dengiesolar farm | solar farm | 19 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Turncole Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 17.5 | operationalupdated Dec 2016 | Jun 2011 | granted Feb 2014 | Dec 2016 |
| Little Braxted Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 15 | appeal withdrawnupdated Jan 2014 | Jan 2013 | refused Jun 2013 | Jan 2014 |
| Beckingham Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 10.7 | refusedupdated Sep 2014 | May 2014 | refused Jul 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| Jackletts Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | refusedupdated Jul 2014 | Jul 2013 | refused Oct 2013 | Jul 2014 |
| Wick Farm (Burnham on Crouch)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Sep 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Aug 2017 |
| Corporation Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Mar 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted Apr 2017 | Mar 2019 |
| Land West Of Flambirds Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Dec 2015 | Aug 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| Dengiebattery storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub Zero And Wolf Limited, The Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Marshes Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Dengie Crops Limited, Hall Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submittedupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | — | Jan 2026 |
Postcode districts in Maldon
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 Maldon by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.