Renewable energy projects in North Hertfordshire
23 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in North Hertfordshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 11 approved but not running, 3 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 5 of 17 decided applications (29%; UK 19%), with a median 88 weeks from submission to decision.
23projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
11approved, not running
29%of decisions refused
How North Hertfordshire decides
| Applications | North Hertfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 88.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Projects in North Hertfordshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (19)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Conservation Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 99 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Stevenage Road, Titmore Greenbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Rush Green Motorsbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2024 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Wymondley Solar Farm, Great Wymondleysolar farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2021 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Wandon End Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Tophams Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2022 | granted Jun 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| St Ippolyts Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2021 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| St Ippolyts Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 12.5 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2021 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Three Houses Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 11.3 | refusedupdated Feb 2017 | Sep 2014 | refused Oct 2016 | Feb 2017 |
| Wisbridge Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 9.3 | operationalupdated Nov 2014 | Oct 2012 | granted Mar 2013 | Nov 2014 |
| Swangleys Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.5 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2018 | Aug 2014 | — | Aug 2018 |
| Tophams Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 8 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2022 | granted Jun 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Weston Hillswind farm | wind farm | 6 | refusedupdated Sep 2011 | Sep 2008 | refused Apr 2009 | Sep 2011 |
| Westonwind farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2007 | Dec 2006 | — | Nov 2007 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) (a)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Mar 2015 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2017 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Nov 2017 |
| Letchworth Garden City - Urban Reserve Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 2)solar farm | solar farm | 4 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2017 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Nov 2017 |
| Hatch Penn Farm PVsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Aug 2014 | Nov 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Aug 2014 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesfield Downs Golf Club, Jacks Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Wymondley Solar Farm, Great Wymondleybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2021 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Wandon End Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Newnham Road, Newnhambattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG3 | 32 | 3 | 23 | 1 |
| SG4 | 34 | 2 | 22 | 3 |
| SG5 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| SG6 | 28 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| SG7 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 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 North Hertfordshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.