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Solar, wind and battery projects near Chelmsford (CM1)

13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CM1 (Chelmsford): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 11 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Longfield (500 MW solar farm, approved on 26 June 2023, not yet built), 7.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

13projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
11approved, not running
0operational

Projects within 10 km of CM1

Projects of 1 MW and more (3)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
St Cleres Hall Pit Solar Arraysolar farmsolar farm25approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022Jan 2021granted Oct 2021Jan 2022Chelmsford7.0
Longfieldsolar farmsolar farm500approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023Feb 2022granted Jun 2023Jun 2023Chelmsford7.2
Hill Farm Solar Park & Battery Storage (Hanningfield Green)solar farmsolar farm36.7approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026Mar 2021granted Jul 2022Feb 2026Chelmsford9.5
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Bridgemarsh Care Home, Main Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023Sep 2022granted Apr 2023May 2023Chelmsford2.2
Sewage Treatment Works, Lawford Lane - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2application submittedupdated Sep 2024Aug 2024—Sep 2024Chelmsford2.5
Verge Fronting, Westway - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Nov 2025granted Feb 2026Apr 2026Chelmsford2.5
Robjohns Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021Sep 2021granted Oct 2021Dec 2021Chelmsford2.7
Robjohns Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Dec 2025granted Mar 2026Apr 2026Chelmsford3.0
Visteon Engineering, Springfield Lyons Approach - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Jan 2025granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Chelmsford3.7
Sainsburys, White Hart Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025May 2025granted Jul 2025Nov 2025Chelmsford3.8
Longfieldbattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023Feb 2022granted Jun 2023Jun 2023Chelmsford7.2
Danbury Outdoors, Well Lanesolar farmsolar farm—application withdrawnupdated Dec 2022Sep 2022—Dec 2022Chelmsford8.2
Hill Farm Solar Park & Battery Storage (Hanningfield Green)battery storagebattery storage—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026Mar 2021granted Jul 2022Feb 2026Chelmsford9.5

Distance from the average position of the CM1 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 farm40300562
Rooftop solar303000.8
Battery storage615000.8

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

How Chelmsford decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsChelmsfordUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)1510,236
Refused5 (33%)19%
Solar refused3 of 912%
Battery storage refused2 of 616%
Median time from submission to decision32.3 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed3 / 3—

All projects in Chelmsford

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 CM1, 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.

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