Solar, wind and battery projects near Hexham (NE46)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NE46 (Northumberland): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Fourstones -Battery Energy Storage (60 MW battery storage, application submitted on 15 August 2025, no decision recorded), 7.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NE46
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourstones Substation, Fourstones Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 32 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jul 2025 | Northumberland | 5.7 |
| Halfway House, Lincoln Hillbattery storage | battery storage | 2.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2025 | Dec 2022 | granted Jul 2023 | Sep 2025 | Northumberland | 6.6 |
| Halfway House, Lincoln Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2025 | Dec 2022 | granted Jul 2023 | Sep 2025 | Northumberland | 6.6 |
| Fourstones -Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 60 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | Northumberland | 7.2 |
| Fourstones Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | Northumberland | 7.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acomb Village, Acombsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | May 2024 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Northumberland | 1.7 |
| Fourstones Substation, Fourstones Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jul 2025 | Northumberland | 5.7 |
Distance from the average position of the NE46 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82.9 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Northumberland decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
All projects in Northumberland
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 NE46, 2 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.