Solar, wind and battery projects near Kington (HR5)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HR5 (Herefordshire): 1 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Manor Farm Solar Panels (0.3 MW solar farm, under construction), 8.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of HR5
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oatcroft Fram, Titleysolar farm | solar farm | 30 | refusedupdated Apr 2024 | Dec 2023 | refused Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 | Herefordshire | 4.8 |
| Pentre Tumpwind farm | wind farm | 4.5 | refused on appealupdated Feb 2014 | Jul 2012 | refused Dec 2012 | Feb 2014 | Powys | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | under constructionupdated Jan 2021 | Dec 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Jan 2021 | Herefordshire | 8.7 |
Distance from the average position of the HR5 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Herefordshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Herefordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
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.