Solar, wind and battery projects near Great Missenden (HP16)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HP16 (Buckinghamshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Mop End Farm, Mop End Lane (500 MW battery storage, application submitted on 15 August 2025, no decision recorded), 5.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of HP16
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mop End Farm, Mop End Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 500 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | Buckinghamshire | 5.6 |
| Lye Green Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 25 | refused on appealupdated Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | — | Jun 2019 | Buckinghamshire | 9.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmer Green Senior Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Nov 2024 | Buckinghamshire | 4.3 |
| Bellingdon Brickworks, Chesham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 | Buckinghamshire | 7.0 |
| Eden Shopping Centre, Oxford Road,rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Buckinghamshire | 8.4 |
| Newlands Meadow, Edenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jun 2022 | Buckinghamshire | 8.4 |
| Big Yellow Self Storage, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | Buckinghamshire | 8.9 |
| Hawes Recycling Centre, Coronation Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | refusedupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | refused Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 | Buckinghamshire | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the HP16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 500 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Buckinghamshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Buckinghamshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 80 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 19 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 68 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 7 | — |
All projects in Buckinghamshire
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.