Hilfield Solar arrays & Battery storage (49.9 MW)
Hilfield Solar arrays & Battery storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Hertsmere, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 31 May 2024; the record was last updated on 1 July 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
1 July 2024record last updated
Hertsmerecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 31 May 2024 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Elstree Green Limited
- Planning authority
- Hertsmere
- Planning application reference
- 22/0948/FULEI
- Site area
- 130.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Butterfly Lane, Land Surrounding Hilfield Farm And Land West Of Hilfield Lane Aldenham
- Council area (by location)
- Hertsmere
- Name in REPD
- Hilfield - Solar arrays & Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 11564
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application withdrawn).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilfield Farm Tech 18/1587/OUT | 49.9 | 8 August 2018 | refused 28 May 2019 |
| Hilfield Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility 21/0050/FULEI | 49.9 | 8 January 2021 | refused 19 November 2021 |
Who decides
| Applications | Hertsmere | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 16 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilfield Lane, Aldenham | battery storage | 170 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Elstree Substation, Hilfield Lane | battery storage | 400 | application withdrawn | 0.5 |
| Butterfly Lane, Elstree BESS | battery storage | 99.9 | appeal lodged | 3.3 |
| Wrotham Park | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Land At Swanland Road | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.1 |
| Beechtree Junction, Potters Crouch | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.7 |
| Mill Hill National Grid Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.6573, -0.3376).