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Solar, wind and battery projects near Hebden Bridge (HX7)

13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HX7 (Calderdale): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Holmfield Battery Storage (500 MW battery storage, approved on 29 May 2025, not yet built), 9.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

13projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
5approved, not running
3operational

Projects within 10 km of HX7

Projects of 1 MW and more (8)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Ovenden Moorwind farmwind farm9.2decommissionedupdated Dec 2015—granted Jul 1992Dec 2015Calderdale6.1
Ovenden Moor (Repower)wind farmwind farm18operationalupdated Feb 2017Aug 2012granted Nov 2012Feb 2017Calderdale6.6
Holmfield Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage500approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Dec 2024granted May 2025Jun 2025Calderdale9.2
Coal Clough Wind Farm Repoweringwind farmwind farm16operationalupdated May 2015Dec 2009granted Jan 2013May 2015Calderdale9.4
Coal Clough Wind Farmwind farmwind farm9.6operationalupdated Jun 2010Nov 1991granted Jul 1992Jun 2010Calderdale9.4
Swales Moor Farmbattery storagebattery storage5permission expiredupdated Mar 2020Mar 2020granted Aug 2020Mar 2020Calderdale9.5
Stainland Roadbattery storagebattery storage20application withdrawnupdated Oct 2018Sep 2017—Oct 2018Calderdale9.6
Coal Clough Wind Farm (Co-located)solar farmsolar farm10application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021Sep 2019—Jan 2021Burnley9.7
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Sandholme Iron Works, Halifax Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.8approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Jan 2024granted Feb 2024Feb 2024Calderdale5.7
Ryburn Valley High School, St Peters Avenuerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024Jul 2024granted Sep 2024Sep 2024Calderdale6.4
Holmfield Industrial Estate Energy Storage Facilitybattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Jul 2024granted Oct 2025Nov 2025Calderdale9.1
Rishworth School, Oldham Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2application withdrawnupdated Sep 2024Apr 2024—Sep 2024Calderdale9.3
Holmfieldbattery storagebattery storage0.2under constructionupdated Jul 2022Jul 2022granted Mar 2023Jul 2022Bradford9.6

Distance from the average position of the HX7 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
Solar farm1100010
Rooftop solar302001.1
Wind farm400300
Battery storage50300500

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 HX7, 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.

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