Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage (24 MW)
Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage is a 24 MW solar farm project in East Hertfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 October 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
24 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 December 2025record last updated
East Hertfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 July 2024 | Application submitted |
| 17 October 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 October 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- The Farm Energy Company
- Planning authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 3/24/1275/FUL
- Site area
- 18.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West Of Ware Ware Park Farm
- Council area (by location)
- East Hertfordshire
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ware Solar Park - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16728
Who decides
| Applications | East Hertfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Westmill Quarry, Westmill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Broxbournebury Solar Field | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 7.0 |
| East End Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Welwyn Power Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Swangleys Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | application withdrawn | 9.9 |
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 (51.8122, -0.0597).