Renewable energy projects in Ribble Valley
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Ribble Valley (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 3 approved but not running, 1 operational and 1 refused.
7projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
3approved, not running
1operational
How Ribble Valley decides
Ribble Valley has 6 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Ribble Valley
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calder Works, Burnley Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 70 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Oct 2024 |
| Land of coal pit lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | May 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Apr 2016 |
| Little Snodworth Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appealupdated Feb 2017 | Jul 2015 | refused Oct 2015 | Feb 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Technology Park, Blackburn Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Total Food Services, North Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | under constructionupdated Feb 2023 | Nov 2022 | refused Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| Burnley Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | permission expiredupdated Apr 2020 | Feb 2018 | granted Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 |
| Stonyhurst College, Avenue Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
Postcode districts in Ribble Valley
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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 Ribble Valley by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.