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Solar, wind and battery projects near Wellingborough (NN9)

39 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NN9 (North Northamptonshire): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 11 approved but not yet running, 13 operational. The largest live scheme is Wood Lodge Farm, Huntingdon Road Solar Farm (50 MW solar farm, application submitted on 12 September 2023, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 9.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

39projects within 10 km
5awaiting a decision
11approved, not running
13operational

Projects within 10 km of NN9

Projects of 1 MW and more (29)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Quarry, Ditchford Lane Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Jan 2025granted Jun 2026Jun 2026North Northamptonshire3.7
Burton Wold Wind Farm Extension (Southern)wind farmwind farm8.6abandonedupdated Nov 2016Aug 2011granted Apr 2012Nov 2016North Northamptonshire4.2
Burton Wold Solar Farm - Site Asolar farmsolar farm19.5permission expiredupdated May 2020Aug 2014granted Oct 2014May 2020North Northamptonshire4.4
Burton Wold Windfarmwind farmwind farm20operationalupdated Dec 2017Mar 2004granted Mar 2004Dec 2017North Northamptonshire4.4
Burton Wold Wind Farm Southwind farmwind farm7.5operationalupdated Apr 2017Feb 2015granted Mar 2015Apr 2017North Northamptonshire4.8
Chelveston Renewable Energy Park Wind Farm (Bedford)wind farmwind farm10operationalupdated May 2014Mar 2010granted Jun 2012May 2014North Northamptonshire4.9
Burton Wold Wind Farm - Northern Extensionwind farmwind farm14.4operationalupdated Dec 2015Aug 2012granted Nov 2012Dec 2015North Northamptonshire5.0
Chelveston Renewable Energy Parkbattery storagebattery storage20under constructionupdated May 2020Apr 2017granted May 2018May 2020North Northamptonshire5.0
Chelveston Renewable Energy Park Wind Farm (East Northamptonshire)wind farmwind farm12.5operationalupdated May 2014Mar 2010granted Jun 2012May 2014North Northamptonshire5.4
Chelveston Renewable Energy Park Solar Extensionsolar farmsolar farm19.5operationalupdated Jun 2015Jun 2014granted Oct 2014Jun 2015North Northamptonshire5.6
Chelveston Renewable Energy Parksolar farmsolar farm21permission expiredupdated Jul 2018Mar 2015granted Jun 2015Jul 2018North Northamptonshire5.7
Latimer Solar Parksolar farmsolar farm5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2020Jun 2015granted Aug 2015May 2020North Northamptonshire5.7
Wold Cottage Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2020Jun 2015granted Jul 2015May 2020North Northamptonshire5.7
Burton Wold Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm8.4permission expiredupdated May 2020Feb 2015granted Apr 2015May 2020North Northamptonshire5.7
Windmill Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5permission expiredupdated May 2020Jun 2015granted Jul 2015May 2020North Northamptonshire5.7
Top Lodge Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5permission expiredupdated May 2020Jun 2015granted Jul 2015May 2020North Northamptonshire5.7
Chelveston Airfieldsolar farmsolar farm16operationalupdated Jun 2014Dec 2012granted Apr 2013Jun 2014Bedford5.8
Bryant Field Solar Parksolar farmsolar farm5permission expiredupdated May 2020Jun 2015granted Jul 2015May 2020North Northamptonshire6.0
Chelveston Airfield - extensionsolar farmsolar farm3.5operationalupdated Dec 2014Mar 2014granted Jun 2014Dec 2014Bedford6.2
Little Irchester, Higham Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm4.6operationalupdated Jul 2018Apr 2015granted Jul 2015Jul 2018North Northamptonshire6.6
Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10.4approved, not builtupdated May 2024Dec 2023granted May 2024May 2024Bedford8.1
London Road, Irchester Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm26operationalupdated Feb 2024May 2022granted Nov 2022Feb 2024North Northamptonshire8.1
Colpmans Farmsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Sep 2018Jan 2011granted May 2011Sep 2018North Northamptonshire8.2
Goosey Lodge Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10.5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Jul 2022granted May 2023Jun 2023Bedford8.3
Wellingborough Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm8.5operationalupdated Nov 2014Jul 2013granted Oct 2013Nov 2014North Northamptonshire9.0
Vicarage Farmbattery storagebattery storage50refusedupdated Jan 2026Jul 2025refused Dec 2025Jan 2026North Northamptonshire9.1
Glebe Farm Solar Energy Parksolar farmsolar farm15operationalupdated Apr 2015Feb 2013granted Jun 2013Apr 2015Bedford9.1
Wood Lodge Farm, Huntingdon Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm50application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023Sep 2023—Sep 2023North Northamptonshire9.5
Wood Lodge Farm, Huntingdon Road Solar Farmbattery storagebattery storage8.8refusedupdated Oct 2024Sep 2023refused Oct 2024Oct 2024North Northamptonshire9.5
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Chelveston Road, Higham Ferrersbattery storagebattery storage0.2application submittedupdated Mar 2026Jan 2026—Mar 2026North Northamptonshire3.0
Northampton Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2application submittedupdated Nov 2025Oct 2025—Nov 2025North Northamptonshire4.6
Wold Road (land south of) Peak Power Generation Plantbattery storagebattery storage—permission expiredupdated May 2020Sep 2015—May 2020North Northamptonshire4.7
Kettering Energy Parksolar farmsolar farm—application submittedupdated May 2025Mar 2025—May 2025North Northamptonshire5.7
Kettering Energy Parkbattery storagebattery storage—application submittedupdated May 2025Mar 2025—May 2025North Northamptonshire5.7
Claudius Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.8approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Apr 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024North Northamptonshire7.3
Nene Community Centre, Cedar Driverooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Jan 2025granted Oct 2025Nov 2025North Northamptonshire7.4
Westwood A D Plant, Bedford Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Mar 2026granted Mar 2026Jun 2026North Northamptonshire8.2
Trinity Centre, Sinclair Drivebattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Oct 2025granted Feb 2026Apr 2026North Northamptonshire9.9
Sainsburys Store And Petrol, Northampton Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Dec 2023granted Feb 2024Feb 2024North Northamptonshire9.9

Distance from the average position of the NN9 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 farm21258090.9
Rooftop solar404001.2
Wind farm600500
Battery storage8320220.6

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 NN9, 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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