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Solar, wind and battery projects near Sowerby Bridge (HX6)

20 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HX6 (Calderdale): 14 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Holmfield Battery Storage (500 MW battery storage, approved on 29 May 2025, not yet built), 7.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

20projects within 10 km
0awaiting a decision
14approved, not running
1operational

Projects within 10 km of HX6

Projects of 1 MW and more (9)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Stainland Roadbattery storagebattery storage20application withdrawnupdated Oct 2018Sep 2017—Oct 2018Calderdale2.6
Stainland Road, Salterhebblebattery storagebattery storage25approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2025Jun 2021granted Sep 2021Apr 2025Calderdale4.7
Lowfields Energy Storage Projectbattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2025Dec 2022granted Mar 2023Oct 2025Calderdale6.8
Swales Moor Farmbattery storagebattery storage5permission expiredupdated Mar 2020Mar 2020granted Aug 2020Mar 2020Calderdale7.0
Ashday Hall Farm, Ashday Lanebattery storagebattery storage65approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025Aug 2024granted Mar 2025Mar 2025Calderdale7.3
Holmfield Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage500approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Dec 2024granted May 2025Jun 2025Calderdale7.8
Slaithwaite Moor Community Wind Farmwind farmwind farm6.9application withdrawnupdated Jul 2015Dec 2013—Jul 2015Kirklees8.0
Ovenden Moorwind farmwind farm9.2decommissionedupdated Dec 2015—granted Jul 1992Dec 2015Calderdale8.6
Ovenden Moor (Repower)wind farmwind farm18operationalupdated Feb 2017Aug 2012granted Nov 2012Feb 2017Calderdale9.1
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Ryburn Valley High School, St Peters Avenuerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024Jul 2024granted Sep 2024Sep 2024Calderdale0.8
Rishworth School, Oldham Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2application withdrawnupdated Sep 2024Apr 2024—Sep 2024Calderdale4.0
Eureka, Discovery Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2024Mar 2024granted Apr 2024May 2024Calderdale5.4
Sainsburys, Wade Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.8approved, not builtApr 2026granted Jun 2026—Calderdale5.7
Spire Elland Hospitalrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2025Dec 2024granted Apr 2025May 2025Calderdale6.5
Lowfields Business Park, Lowfields Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023Jun 2023granted Aug 2023Aug 2023Calderdale7.0
Holmfield Industrial Estate Energy Storage Facilitybattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Jul 2024granted Oct 2025Nov 2025Calderdale7.7
Holmfieldbattery storagebattery storage0.2under constructionupdated Jul 2022Jul 2022granted Mar 2023Jul 2022Bradford8.0
Yorkshire Building Society, Plover Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023May 2023granted Jul 2023Jul 2023Kirklees8.2
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Acre Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2026Feb 2026granted Mar 2026May 2026Kirklees8.6
Thornton And Ross, Manchester Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Jun 2023granted Jul 2023Jun 2023Kirklees9.0

Distance from the average position of the HX6 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Rooftop solar908002.9
Wind farm300100
Battery storage80600640

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Calderdale decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsCalderdaleUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)1810,236
Refused3 (17%)19%
Solar refused0 of 612%
Onshore wind refused3 of 645%
Battery storage refused0 of 616%
Median time from submission to decision15.1 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 0—

All projects in Calderdale

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 HX6, 4 projects have 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.

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