Solar, wind and battery projects near Barnoldswick (BB18)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BB18 (Pendle): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Walshaw House, Regent Street (100 MW battery storage, approved on 14 December 2023, not yet built), 7.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BB18
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Craven Business Park, West Craven Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Pendle | 2.1 |
| Land of coal pit lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | May 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Apr 2016 | Ribble Valley | 5.9 |
| Brightenber Hillwind farm | wind farm | 7.5 | refused on appealupdated Mar 2016 | Apr 2012 | refused Sep 2012 | Mar 2016 | North Yorkshire | 6.3 |
| Walshaw House, Regent Streetbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Aug 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 | Pendle | 7.6 |
| Nelson and colne college, Scotland Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted May 2024 | Jan 2025 | Pendle | 8.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souber Dairy, Crossgates Farmrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | — | Dec 2022 | North Yorkshire | 7.0 |
| Souber Dairy, Bank Newtonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 | — | Mar 2023 | North Yorkshire | 7.0 |
| Tow Top Farm, Babyhouse Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — | North Yorkshire | 7.9 |
| Doughty Farm, Back Lanewind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 | Pendle | 8.2 |
| Nelson and colne college, Scotland Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Pendle | 8.4 |
| Pendleside, Fencerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Pendle | 9.6 |
Distance from the average position of the BB18 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Pendle decides solar, wind and battery applications
Pendle has 8 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.
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.