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Solar, wind and battery projects near Bishop's Stortford (CM22)

21 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CM22 (Uttlesford): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 13 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farm (35 MW solar farm, approved on 19 December 2023, not yet built), 8.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

21projects within 10 km
2awaiting a decision
13approved, not running
0operational

Projects within 10 km of CM22

Projects of 1 MW and more (8)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Parsonage Farm Solar PV Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm30approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Jul 2025granted Jan 2026Mar 2026Uttlesford3.0
Stanstead Solar Projectsolar farmsolar farm14.3under constructionupdated Mar 2025Jun 2022granted Aug 2022Mar 2025Uttlesford3.4
Tye Green Farmsolar farmsolar farm14.9application withdrawnupdated Aug 2017Jul 2014—Aug 2017Uttlesford4.0
Hadham Roadbattery storagebattery storage10permission expiredupdated Sep 2020Dec 2017—Sep 2020East Hertfordshire6.4
Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farmsolar farm20approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Jun 2024granted Sep 2024Feb 2026East Hertfordshire7.3
Wickham Hall Estatebattery storagebattery storage10approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Jun 2024granted Sep 2024Feb 2026East Hertfordshire7.3
Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farmsolar farm35approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Nov 2021granted Dec 2023Feb 2026East Hertfordshire8.0
Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9refusedupdated Mar 2026May 2025refused Jan 2026Mar 2026Uttlesford8.6
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Weston Group HQrooftop solarrooftop solar—no application requiredupdated May 2023——May 2023Uttlesford2.5
Parsonage Farm Solar PV Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Jul 2025granted Jan 2026Mar 2026Uttlesford3.0
Herts and Essex Sports Centre, Beldams Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024Oct 2024granted Nov 2024Dec 2024East Hertfordshire3.4
St Marys School, Hampton Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023Jun 2023granted Aug 2023Aug 2023Uttlesford3.7
Herts And Essex High School, Warwick Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024Oct 2024granted Nov 2024Dec 2024East Hertfordshire3.9
Hockerill Anglo European College, Dunmow Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024Jan 2024—Jan 2024East Hertfordshire3.9
Hockerill Anglo European College, Dunmow Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024Jan 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024East Hertfordshire3.9
Crumps Farm - Industrial & Commercial Units, Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm—application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025Uttlesford4.5
Haslemere Industrial Estate, Pig Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3refusedupdated Jun 2023Jun 2023refused Jul 2023Jun 2023East Hertfordshire4.6
Hales Farm - Ground Mounted Photovoltaic Solar Panelssolar farmsolar farm0.3approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025Jan 2025granted Feb 2025Mar 2025Uttlesford6.6
Hales Farmbattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025Jan 2025granted Feb 2025Mar 2025Uttlesford6.6
Wickham Hall Estatebattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Nov 2021granted Dec 2023Feb 2026East Hertfordshire8.0
Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage—refusedupdated Mar 2026May 2025refused Jan 2026Mar 2026Uttlesford8.6

Distance from the average position of the CM22 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 farm8150199.6
Rooftop solar714011.3
Battery storage6040110

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 CM22, 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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