Solar, wind and battery projects near Burnley (BB10)
32 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BB10 (Burnley): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 15 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is The Old Vicarage, Reedley (100 MW battery storage, approved on 26 June 2025, not yet built), 3.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BB10
Projects of 1 MW and more (19)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safran Nacelles, Bancroft Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Burnley | 0.2 |
| Widow Hill, Balderstone Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 70 | under constructionupdated May 2025 | Jul 2021 | granted Jul 2023 | May 2025 | Burnley | 0.6 |
| The Old Vicarage, Reedleybattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Aug 2023 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2026 | Pendle | 3.0 |
| Nelson and colne college, Scotland Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted May 2024 | Jan 2025 | Pendle | 5.0 |
| White Hillwind farm | wind farm | 12 | refusedupdated Dec 2003 | Dec 2002 | refused Mar 2003 | Dec 2003 | Burnley | 5.2 |
| Walshaw House, Regent Streetbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Aug 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 | Pendle | 5.6 |
| Hameldon Hill Wind Farm (extension 2)wind farm | wind farm | 7.1 | permission expiredupdated Jan 2020 | Jun 2016 | granted Jul 2017 | Jan 2020 | Burnley | 6.0 |
| New Barn Farmwind farm | wind farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Oct 2013 | Sep 2002 | granted Feb 2004 | Oct 2013 | Burnley | 6.3 |
| Warcock Hill Projectwind farm | wind farm | 1 | refusedupdated Sep 2004 | Jan 2000 | refused May 2000 | Sep 2004 | Burnley | 6.5 |
| Hameldon Hill extensionwind farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operationalupdated Aug 2013 | Dec 2009 | granted Dec 2010 | Aug 2013 | Burnley | 6.5 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm (Co-located)solar farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021 | Sep 2019 | — | Jan 2021 | Burnley | 6.9 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farm Repoweringwind farm | wind farm | 16 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Dec 2009 | granted Jan 2013 | May 2015 | Calderdale | 7.2 |
| Coal Clough Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9.6 | operationalupdated Jun 2010 | Nov 1991 | granted Jul 1992 | Jun 2010 | Calderdale | 7.2 |
| Padihambattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | refusedupdated Feb 2025 | May 2024 | refused Dec 2024 | Feb 2025 | Burnley | 7.3 |
| Black Scout Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 2 | refusedupdated Sep 2003 | Jan 2000 | refused May 2000 | Sep 2003 | Burnley | 7.3 |
| Shuttleworth House, Higher Shuttleworthbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | refusedupdated Dec 2025 | May 2025 | refused Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Burnley | 7.3 |
| Huncoat Power Stationbattery storage | battery storage | 45 | refusedupdated Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 | refused Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 | Burnley | 7.7 |
| Altham Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Sep 2021 | granted Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 | Hyndburn | 8.2 |
| Calder Works, Burnley Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 70 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Oct 2024 | Ribble Valley | 8.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 | Burnley | 1.3 |
| He Yard, Holme Road, Burnley Battery Storeagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 | — | Dec 2022 | Burnley | 2.3 |
| Crow Wood, Holme Roadsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jul 2023 | Burnley | 2.3 |
| Former Bull & Butcher Pubbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 | Burnley | 4.1 |
| Pendleside, Fencerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Pendle | 4.4 |
| Nelson and colne college, Scotland Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Pendle | 5.0 |
| Doughty Farm, Back Lanewind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 | Pendle | 5.6 |
| Time Technology Park, Blackburn Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Ribble Valley | 8.0 |
| Newhouse Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Feb 2021 | — | Apr 2022 | Hyndburn | 8.2 |
| Althamrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Feb 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Apr 2022 | Hyndburn | 8.2 |
| Burnley Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | permission expiredupdated Apr 2020 | Feb 2018 | granted Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Ribble Valley | 8.2 |
| Senator International, Newhouse Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 | Hyndburn | 9.6 |
| Whinney Hill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022 | Sep 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Feb 2022 | Hyndburn | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the BB10 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Rooftop solar | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Wind farm | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Battery storage | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 271 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Burnley decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Burnley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (41%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 3 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Is the status up to date?
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. Near BB10, 4 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.