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Solar, wind and battery projects near Saffron Walden (CB11)

17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CB11 (Uttlesford): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Ginns Road, Stocking Pelham (400 MW battery storage, approved on 29 April 2025, not yet built), 9.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

17projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of CB11

Projects of 1 MW and more (13)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Long Meadow Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm19operationalupdated Jul 2025Jan 2021granted Apr 2023Jul 2025Uttlesford5.1
Butlers Farmsolar farmsolar farm7.7refused on appealupdated Apr 2016Sep 2014refused Mar 2015Apr 2016Uttlesford6.4
Chesterford Park - Green Energy Hubsolar farmsolar farm2.8approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021Sep 2021granted Dec 2022Sep 2021Uttlesford7.0
Thaxted Solar farmsolar farmsolar farm40approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024Jun 2021granted Sep 2022Jan 2024Uttlesford8.6
Berden Hall Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm56approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Aug 2022granted Jul 2024Jun 2026Uttlesford8.9
Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9refusedupdated Mar 2026May 2025refused Jan 2026Mar 2026Uttlesford9.0
Stocking Pelhambattery storagebattery storage50refusedupdated Jun 2026Apr 2022refused Jun 2025Jun 2026East Hertfordshire9.2
Dellows, Ginns Roadbattery storagebattery storage90application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jun 2025—Sep 2025East Hertfordshire9.3
Abbey Farmsolar farmsolar farm5application withdrawnupdated May 2016Oct 2015—May 2016South Cambridgeshire9.3
Pelhambattery storagebattery storage49operationalupdated Jan 2019Aug 2016—Jan 2019East Hertfordshire9.3
Rectory Farmsolar farmsolar farm5application withdrawnupdated May 2016Oct 2015—May 2016South Cambridgeshire9.4
Greens Farmbattery storagebattery storage50approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025May 2021granted Jul 2025Jul 2025East Hertfordshire9.9
Ginns Road, Stocking Pelhambattery storagebattery storage400approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025Nov 2024granted Apr 2025Jul 2025East Hertfordshire9.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Chesterford Park - Green Energy Hubbattery storagebattery storage—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021Sep 2021granted Dec 2022Sep 2021Uttlesford6.7
Thaxted Solar farmbattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024Jun 2021granted Sep 2022Jan 2024Uttlesford8.6
Major Barclay Farms, Beeches Manorrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2application withdrawnupdated Nov 2024Sep 2024—Nov 2024East Hertfordshire9.0
Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage—refusedupdated Mar 2026May 2025refused Jan 2026Mar 2026Uttlesford9.0

Distance from the average position of the CB11 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm8031298.8
Rooftop solar100000
Battery storage81412540

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Uttlesford decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsUttlesfordUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)3510,236
Refused11 (31%)19%
Solar refused7 of 2412%
Battery storage refused4 of 1116%
Median time from submission to decision20.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed4 / 3—

UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Essex, Uttlesford.

All projects in 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 CB11, 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.

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