Solar, wind and battery projects near Market Harborough (LE16)
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LE16 (Harborough): 7 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Braybrooke Battery Energy Storage System (500 MW battery storage, application submitted on 16 July 2025, no decision recorded), 2.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LE16
Projects of 1 MW and more (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braybrooke Village North, Harborough Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 252 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | North Northamptonshire | 2.2 |
| Braybrooke Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 500 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | North Northamptonshire | 2.9 |
| Airfield Farm (Leicestershire)wind farm | wind farm | 7.5 | refusedupdated Jul 2014 | Sep 2009 | refused Jan 2010 | Jul 2014 | Harborough | 3.2 |
| Land at Meadow Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | May 2017 | Harborough | 3.8 |
| Eckland Lodge Farm, Braybrookebattery storage | battery storage | 500 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | North Northamptonshire | 4.3 |
| Eckland Lodge Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.9 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Oct 2014 | granted Jul 2015 | Jun 2017 | North Northamptonshire | 4.8 |
| VPK Desborough, Stoke Albany Road, Desborough Solar PV Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.9 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 | North Northamptonshire | 6.1 |
| West Lodge Farm Solar Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Mar 2026 | North Northamptonshire | 6.9 |
| RAF Desboroughsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | permission expiredupdated Feb 2020 | Apr 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Feb 2020 | North Northamptonshire | 7.2 |
| Gaultney Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 20.5 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Jun 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Oct 2016 | North Northamptonshire | 7.9 |
| Sunnydale Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 4.2 | abandonedupdated Jul 2020 | Sep 2017 | — | Jul 2020 | Harborough | 9.5 |
| Theddingworth solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2015 | Jun 2014 | — | Aug 2015 | Harborough | 9.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Robert Smyth School, Burnmill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 | Harborough | 1.6 |
| Astley Grange Farm, Back Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Harborough | 4.8 |
| West Lodge Farm, Pipewell Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.9 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Mar 2026 | North Northamptonshire | 6.9 |
| West Lodge Rural Centre, Back Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | North Northamptonshire | 6.9 |
| West Lodge Farm Solar Arraybattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Mar 2026 | North Northamptonshire | 6.9 |
Distance from the average position of the LE16 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 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,252 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Harborough decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Harborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 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.