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Solar, wind and battery projects near Wellingborough (NN29)

33 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NN29 (North Northamptonshire): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 11 approved but not yet running, 9 operational. The largest live scheme is Green Hill Solar Farm & Battery Storage (600 MW solar farm, application submitted on 19 June 2025, no decision recorded), 7.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

33projects within 10 km
4awaiting a decision
11approved, not running
9operational

Projects within 10 km of NN29

Projects of 1 MW and more (25)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Vicarage Farmbattery storagebattery storage50refusedupdated Jan 2026Jul 2025refused Dec 2025Jan 2026North Northamptonshire1.7
London Road, Irchester Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm26operationalupdated Feb 2024May 2022granted Nov 2022Feb 2024North Northamptonshire2.4
Wellingborough Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm8.5operationalupdated Nov 2014Jul 2013granted Oct 2013Nov 2014North Northamptonshire3.3
Little Irchester, Higham Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm4.6operationalupdated Jul 2018Apr 2015granted Jul 2015Jul 2018North Northamptonshire3.6
Grendon Storagebattery storagebattery storage49.9permission expiredupdated Aug 2020Sep 2017granted Nov 2017Aug 2020North Northamptonshire3.9
Grendon Lakes, Grendonbattery storagebattery storage50approved, not builtupdated May 2026Jun 2023granted Jul 2025May 2026North Northamptonshire4.2
Nun Wood (Wellingborough)wind farmwind farm9refused on appealupdated Jan 2014Dec 2008refused Nov 2011Jan 2014North Northamptonshire4.3
Airfield Farm (Podington)wind farmwind farm8.6operationalupdated Apr 2017Sep 2008granted Aug 2012Apr 2017Bedford4.5
Nun Wood (Milton Keynes)wind farmwind farm9refused on appealupdated Jan 2014Jan 2009refused May 2009Jan 2014North Northamptonshire4.8
Glebe Farm Solar Energy Parksolar farmsolar farm15operationalupdated Apr 2015Feb 2013granted Jun 2013Apr 2015Bedford5.2
Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10.4approved, not builtupdated May 2024Dec 2023granted May 2024May 2024Bedford5.3
Goosey Lodge Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10.5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Jul 2022granted May 2023Jun 2023Bedford5.3
Odell Glebe Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm16.8operationalupdated Apr 2015Jun 2014granted Sep 2014Apr 2015Bedford5.5
Grendon Road, Earls Bartonbattery storagebattery storage99.9approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Aug 2025granted Mar 2026Mar 2026North Northamptonshire5.6
Land at Wood Roadsolar farmsolar farm5refusedupdated Aug 2015Mar 2015refused Jul 2015Aug 2015Bedford5.7
Quarry, Ditchford Lane Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Jan 2025granted Jun 2026Jun 2026North Northamptonshire6.2
Nun Wood (Bedford)wind farmwind farm18refused on appealupdated Jan 2014Jan 2009refused Feb 2011Jan 2014Bedford6.4
Nunn Woodwind farmwind farm24application withdrawnupdated Oct 2013——Oct 2013Milton Keynes7.5
Green Hill Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm600application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025—Aug 2025North Northamptonshire7.9
Green Hill Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage600application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025—Aug 2025North Northamptonshire7.9
Sywell Roadsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Jul 2018Jun 2014granted Oct 2014Jul 2018North Northamptonshire9.2
Hyde Farmsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Apr 2017Aug 2015granted Jan 2016Apr 2017Milton Keynes9.4
Stonebrig Lanesolar farmsolar farm18.8refusedupdated Nov 2014Jun 2014refused Oct 2014Nov 2014North Northamptonshire9.5
Chelveston Renewable Energy Parksolar farmsolar farm21permission expiredupdated Jul 2018Mar 2015granted Jun 2015Jul 2018North Northamptonshire9.8
Chelveston Renewable Energy Park Wind Farm (East Northamptonshire)wind farmwind farm12.5operationalupdated May 2014Mar 2010granted Jun 2012May 2014North Northamptonshire10.0
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Claudius Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.8approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Apr 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024North Northamptonshire3.7
Northampton Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2application submittedupdated Nov 2025Oct 2025—Nov 2025North Northamptonshire5.3
Sainsburys Store And Petrol, Northampton Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Dec 2023granted Feb 2024Feb 2024North Northamptonshire5.4
Westwood A D Plant, Bedford Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Mar 2026granted Mar 2026Jun 2026North Northamptonshire6.4
Huxley Closerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023Aug 2023granted Oct 2023Oct 2023North Northamptonshire7.0
Trinity Centre, Sinclair Drivebattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Oct 2025granted Feb 2026Apr 2026North Northamptonshire7.8
Chelveston Road, Higham Ferrersbattery storagebattery storage0.2application submittedupdated Mar 2026Jan 2026—Mar 2026North Northamptonshire7.8
Site K2, Sywell Roadbattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025Apr 2025granted Jul 2025Aug 2025North Northamptonshire8.2

Distance from the average position of the NN29 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 farm141372631
Rooftop solar404001.2
Wind farm600230
Battery storage93401751

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

How North Northamptonshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsNorth NorthamptonshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)6810,236
Refused11 (16%)19%
Solar refused2 of 4412%
Onshore wind refused5 of 1145%
Battery storage refused4 of 1316%
Median time from submission to decision11.4 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 3—

All projects in North Northamptonshire

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 NN29, 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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