Solar, wind and battery projects near Saffron Walden (CB10)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CB10 (Uttlesford): 5 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Thaxted Solar farm (40 MW solar farm, approved on 29 September 2022, not yet built), 8.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CB10
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butlers Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.7 | refused on appealupdated Apr 2016 | Sep 2014 | refused Mar 2015 | Apr 2016 | Uttlesford | 1.7 |
| Long Meadow Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 19 | operationalupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2021 | granted Apr 2023 | Jul 2025 | Uttlesford | 2.9 |
| Chesterford Park - Green Energy Hubsolar farm | solar farm | 2.8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Dec 2022 | Sep 2021 | Uttlesford | 4.0 |
| Little Linton Farmwind farm | wind farm | 16 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2011 | Mar 2009 | refused Jun 2009 | Sep 2011 | South Cambridgeshire | 8.3 |
| Thaxted Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2022 | Jan 2024 | Uttlesford | 8.7 |
| Abbey Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated May 2016 | Oct 2015 | — | May 2016 | South Cambridgeshire | 9.1 |
| Rectory Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated May 2016 | Oct 2015 | — | May 2016 | South Cambridgeshire | 9.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterford Park - Green Energy Hubbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Dec 2022 | Sep 2021 | Uttlesford | 3.6 |
| Dalehead Foods, Lintonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 | South Cambridgeshire | 8.4 |
| Thaxted Solar farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2022 | Jan 2024 | Uttlesford | 8.7 |
Distance from the average position of the CB10 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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 42.8 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Uttlesford decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Uttlesford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 24 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Essex, Uttlesford.
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 CB10, 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.