Solar, wind and battery projects near Keighley (BD22)
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BD22 (Bradford): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 12 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Lane Side (100 MW battery storage, approved on 16 July 2025, not yet built), 6.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BD22
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Sidebattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Bradford | 6.7 |
| Peat Dykes Farm, Harrop Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Bradford | 7.2 |
| Old Allen Road, Wilsdenbattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | application submittedupdated Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | — | Nov 2025 | Bradford | 7.3 |
| Bradford West, Harrop Lane, Wilsdenbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Bradford | 7.3 |
| Bradford West Substation (Harrop Edge Farm)battery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | under constructionupdated Jul 2022 | Apr 2020 | granted Jul 2020 | Jul 2022 | Bradford | 7.4 |
| Ovenden Moor (Repower)wind farm | wind farm | 18 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Aug 2012 | granted Nov 2012 | Feb 2017 | Calderdale | 7.5 |
| Ovenden Moorwind farm | wind farm | 9.2 | decommissionedupdated Dec 2015 | — | granted Jul 1992 | Dec 2015 | Calderdale | 8.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Av Services, Horizon Houserooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 | Bradford | 3.8 |
| Sainsburys Centre, Cavendish Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Bradford | 4.2 |
| Carlton Keighley, Green Head Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | Bradford | 4.5 |
| University Academy Keighley, Green Head Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Bradford | 4.5 |
| Dalton Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020 | May 2020 | granted Oct 2020 | Jun 2020 | Bradford | 5.1 |
| Riverside Business Park, Ings Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 | Bradford | 5.2 |
| South Craven School, Holme Lane, Cross Hillsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 | North Yorkshire | 6.4 |
| James Walker Moorflexrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | Bradford | 8.1 |
Distance from the average position of the BD22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Bradford decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Bradford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 37 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
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 BD22, 2 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.