Solar, wind and battery projects near Leominster (HR6)
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HR6 (Herefordshire): 4 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Brierley Court Hop Farm, Brierley Lane (0.6 MW rooftop solar, approved on 17 November 2022, not yet built), 4.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of HR6
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisons Supermarket - Photovoltaic Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Jan 2023 | Herefordshire | 1.5 |
| Brierley Court Hop Farm, Brierley Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Jan 2023 | Herefordshire | 4.5 |
| Shobdon Poultry Farm, Shobdonsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Herefordshire | 7.4 |
| Woofferton Transmitting Station Solar Panel Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 | Shropshire | 9.2 |
Distance from the average position of the HR6 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
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.