Solar, wind and battery projects near Ledbury (HR8)
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HR8 (Herefordshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Bevisol Limited, Orchard Business Park (0.4 MW rooftop solar, approved on 15 November 2024, not yet built), 1.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of HR8
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bevisol Limited, Orchard Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | Herefordshire | 1.2 |
| Siddington Farm, Orlham Lanesolar farm | solar farm | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Oct 2022 | — | Nov 2022 | Herefordshire | 3.0 |
| The Hop Pocketsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Sep 2023 | Herefordshire | 9.2 |
| The Hop Pocketbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Sep 2023 | Herefordshire | 9.2 |
| Millers Court Farm, Birts Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Malvern Hills | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the HR8 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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. Near HR8, 1 project has 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.