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Solar, wind and battery projects near Ware (SG11)

24 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SG11 (East Hertfordshire): 7 are waiting for a planning decision, 9 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Ginns Road, Stocking Pelham (400 MW battery storage, approved on 29 April 2025, not yet built), 7.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

24projects within 10 km
7awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of SG11

Projects of 1 MW and more (15)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farmsolar farm35approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Nov 2021granted Dec 2023Feb 2026East Hertfordshire5.9
Mill Farmsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Apr 2017Nov 2015granted Jul 2016Apr 2017East Hertfordshire6.0
Wickham Hall Estate Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farmsolar farm20approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Jun 2024granted Sep 2024Feb 2026East Hertfordshire6.4
Wickham Hall Estatebattery storagebattery storage10approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Jun 2024granted Sep 2024Feb 2026East Hertfordshire6.4
Hadham Roadbattery storagebattery storage10permission expiredupdated Sep 2020Dec 2017—Sep 2020East Hertfordshire7.3
Ginns Road, Stocking Pelhambattery storagebattery storage400approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025Nov 2024granted Apr 2025Jul 2025East Hertfordshire7.6
Greens Farmbattery storagebattery storage50approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025May 2021granted Jul 2025Jul 2025East Hertfordshire7.6
Pelhambattery storagebattery storage49operationalupdated Jan 2019Aug 2016—Jan 2019East Hertfordshire8.2
Stocking Pelhambattery storagebattery storage50refusedupdated Jun 2026Apr 2022refused Jun 2025Jun 2026East Hertfordshire8.3
Dellows, Ginns Roadbattery storagebattery storage90application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jun 2025—Sep 2025East Hertfordshire8.3
Berden Hall Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm56approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Aug 2022granted Jul 2024Jun 2026Uttlesford8.8
Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9refusedupdated Mar 2026May 2025refused Jan 2026Mar 2026Uttlesford9.2
Westmill Quarry, Westmill Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm7.3application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023Sep 2023—Sep 2023East Hertfordshire9.2
Solar Panels at Nw/O Cottered & Sw/O The A507 Cotteredbattery storagebattery storage354application submittedupdated Jan 2025Dec 2024—Jan 2025East Hertfordshire10.0
Solar Panels at Nw/O Cottered & Sw/O The A507 Cotteredsolar farmsolar farm49.9application submittedupdated Jan 2025Dec 2024—Jan 2025East Hertfordshire10.0
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Standon Hill, Puckeridgebattery storagebattery storage0.2application submittedupdated Mar 2026Feb 2026—Mar 2026East Hertfordshire1.9
Great Notley Field, Bromley Lanesolar farmsolar farm0.3application submittedupdated Oct 2025Sep 2025—Oct 2025East Hertfordshire2.9
Wickham Hall Estatebattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Nov 2021granted Dec 2023Feb 2026East Hertfordshire5.9
Major Barclay Farms, Beeches Manorrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2application withdrawnupdated Nov 2024Sep 2024—Nov 2024East Hertfordshire8.9
Maggots End Road, Berden Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage—refusedupdated Mar 2026May 2025refused Jan 2026Mar 2026Uttlesford9.2
Hockerill Anglo European College, Dunmow Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024Jan 2024—Jan 2024East Hertfordshire9.6
Hockerill Anglo European College, Dunmow Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024Jan 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024East Hertfordshire9.6
Haslemere Industrial Estate, Pig Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3refusedupdated Jun 2023Jun 2023refused Jul 2023Jun 2023East Hertfordshire9.6
Herts And Essex High School, Warwick Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024Oct 2024granted Nov 2024Dec 2024East Hertfordshire9.7

Distance from the average position of the SG11 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 farm83311168
Rooftop solar512010.9
Battery storage113412904

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

How East Hertfordshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsEast HertfordshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)2010,236
Refused7 (35%)19%
Solar refused4 of 1312%
Onshore wind refused2 of 245%
Battery storage refused1 of 516%
Median time from submission to decision22.1 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed0 / 0—

All projects in East Hertfordshire

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 SG11, 3 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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