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Solar, wind and battery projects near St Ives (PE27)

15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PE27 (Huntingdonshire): 9 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Meadow Lane Park and Ride (0.9 MW solar farm, under construction since 25 March 2022), 1.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

15projects within 10 km
0awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
4operational

Projects within 10 km of PE27

Projects of 1 MW and more (5)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 1solar farmsolar farm6.8operationalupdated May 2015Nov 2012granted Feb 2013May 2015Huntingdonshire2.7
Wiggin Hill Solar Farm - Phase 2solar farmsolar farm4.1operationalupdated May 2015Nov 2013granted Feb 2014May 2015Huntingdonshire2.7
Lodge Farmsolar farmsolar farm2.4operationalupdated Mar 2016Jun 2014granted Sep 2014Mar 2016Huntingdonshire5.9
Cambridge Wind Farmwind farmwind farm32refused on appealupdated Nov 2011Aug 2004refused Apr 2005Nov 2011South Cambridgeshire6.7
Abbots Ripton Solar Farm (ext.)solar farmsolar farm3.9operationalupdated Sep 2016Dec 2014granted Jul 2015Sep 2016Huntingdonshire9.5
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
One Leisure Indoor, Westwood Road Solar Car Park Canopiessolar farmsolar farm—approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Dec 2024granted Jan 2025Jan 2025Huntingdonshire1.0
Meadow Lane Park and Ridesolar farmsolar farm0.9under constructionupdated Mar 2022Apr 2017—Mar 2022Huntingdonshire1.1
Meadow Lane Park and Ridebattery storagebattery storage—under constructionupdated Sep 2022Apr 2017—Sep 2022Huntingdonshire1.1
Needingworth Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022Nov 2021granted Jan 2022Feb 2022Huntingdonshire1.3
J Sainsbury Plc, St Germain Walkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated May 2026Feb 2026granted Apr 2026May 2026Huntingdonshire7.5
Bridge Farm, Earith Fen Droverooftop solarrooftop solar0.2application withdrawnupdated Nov 2025Jul 2025—Nov 2025Huntingdonshire7.6
Bridge Farm, Drove Colnerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Sep 2025granted Nov 2025Dec 2025Huntingdonshire7.6
Latham Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.9approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024May 2024granted Jul 2024Aug 2024Huntingdonshire8.2
Hilton Food Group, Latham Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.8approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025granted Aug 2025Aug 2025Huntingdonshire8.2
Lancaster House, Lancaster Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Oct 2023granted Jan 2024Feb 2024Huntingdonshire8.9

Distance from the average position of the PE27 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 farm602400.9
Rooftop solar706002.8
Wind farm100010
Battery storage101000

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

How Huntingdonshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsHuntingdonshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)4710,236
Refused7 (15%)19%
Solar refused1 of 3312%
Onshore wind refused6 of 1145%
Battery storage refused0 of 316%
Median time from submission to decision19.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 3—

All projects in Huntingdonshire

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.

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