Solar, wind and battery projects near Ross-on-Wye (HR9)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HR9 (Herefordshire): 5 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Peterstow Gas Compressor Station, Hentland (49.9 MW battery storage, approved on 19 March 2025, not yet built), 5.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of HR9
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterstow Gas Compressor Station, Hentlandbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | May 2023 | granted Mar 2025 | Jun 2026 | Herefordshire | 5.3 |
| A J Lowther and Son Premisesolar farm | solar farm | 1 | under constructionupdated Jan 2022 | Aug 2019 | granted Oct 2020 | Jan 2022 | Herefordshire | 6.6 |
| Vantage Pointrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.4 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | May 2011 | granted Jun 2011 | Mar 2016 | Forest of Dean | 8.0 |
| Vantage Point Business Parksolar farm | solar farm | 3.6 | refusedupdated Mar 2015 | Jan 2015 | refused Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 | Forest of Dean | 8.0 |
| Locquiers Farm, Plump Hill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 15.7 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022 | May 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Jan 2022 | Forest of Dean | 8.2 |
| Witches Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2014 | Nov 2010 | granted Feb 2011 | May 2014 | Herefordshire | 9.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walford Saw Millsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2021 | Mar 2021 | granted May 2021 | Sep 2021 | Herefordshire | 3.8 |
| Chessgrove Farm, Chessgrove Lane Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Forest of Dean | 9.1 |
Distance from the average position of the HR9 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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16.7 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.9 |
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 HR9, 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.