Solar, wind and battery projects near Stansted (CM24)
28 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CM24 (Uttlesford): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 16 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Ginns Road, Stocking Pelham (400 MW battery storage, approved on 29 April 2025, not yet built), 8.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CM24
Projects of 1 MW and more (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsonage Farm Solar PV Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | Uttlesford | 1.2 |
| Tye Green Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 14.9 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2017 | Jul 2014 | — | Aug 2017 | Uttlesford | 3.1 |
| Stanstead Solar Projectsolar farm | solar farm | 14.3 | under constructionupdated Mar 2025 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Mar 2025 | Uttlesford | 4.4 |
| Hadham Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2020 | Dec 2017 | — | Sep 2020 | East Hertfordshire | 4.7 |
| Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refusedupdated Mar 2026 | May 2025 | refused Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | Uttlesford | 4.9 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Feb 2026 | East Hertfordshire | 5.4 |
| Wickham Hall Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Feb 2026 | East Hertfordshire | 5.4 |
| Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2021 | granted Dec 2023 | Feb 2026 | East Hertfordshire | 5.9 |
| Berden Hall Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 56 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Aug 2022 | granted Jul 2024 | Jun 2026 | Uttlesford | 6.5 |
| Greens Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2021 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | East Hertfordshire | 7.1 |
| Pelhambattery storage | battery storage | 49 | operationalupdated Jan 2019 | Aug 2016 | — | Jan 2019 | East Hertfordshire | 7.2 |
| Stocking Pelhambattery storage | battery storage | 50 | refusedupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2022 | refused Jun 2025 | Jun 2026 | East Hertfordshire | 7.4 |
| Dellows, Ginns Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 90 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | East Hertfordshire | 7.7 |
| Ginns Road, Stocking Pelhambattery storage | battery storage | 400 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 | East Hertfordshire | 8.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys School, Hampton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Uttlesford | 0.5 |
| Parsonage Farm Solar PV Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | Uttlesford | 1.2 |
| Hockerill Anglo European College, Dunmow Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | — | Jan 2024 | East Hertfordshire | 3.9 |
| Hockerill Anglo European College, Dunmow Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | East Hertfordshire | 3.9 |
| Herts And Essex High School, Warwick Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | East Hertfordshire | 4.2 |
| Herts and Essex Sports Centre, Beldams Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | East Hertfordshire | 4.3 |
| Weston Group HQrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | no application requiredupdated May 2023 | — | — | May 2023 | Uttlesford | 4.8 |
| Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated Mar 2026 | May 2025 | refused Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | Uttlesford | 4.9 |
| Haslemere Industrial Estate, Pig Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | refused Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 | East Hertfordshire | 5.5 |
| Wickham Hall Estatebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2021 | granted Dec 2023 | Feb 2026 | East Hertfordshire | 5.9 |
| Crumps Farm - Industrial & Commercial Units, Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | Uttlesford | 7.1 |
| Major Barclay Farms, Beeches Manorrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | East Hertfordshire | 9.1 |
| Hales Farm - Ground Mounted Photovoltaic Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 | Uttlesford | 9.2 |
| Hales Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 | Uttlesford | 9.2 |
Distance from the average position of the CM24 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 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 156 |
| Rooftop solar | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery storage | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 550 |
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 CM24, 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.