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Solar planning in Dacorum
Dacorum has decided 12 solar farms and approved 92% of them, taking a median of 1.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 41 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Dacorum compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Dacorum sits in the 31st percentile for approval rate (1 points below the England average) and the 74th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (15)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
London Road Retail Park, Unit A - Solar Panels Unknown · 25/03132/OTD | 0.15 | Application Submitted | 2026-01-05 |
Pudds Cross Farm, Pudds Cross - Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage BSR Energy · 25/01535/MFA · 6 mo to decide | 22 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-12-23 |
Ashlyns Nursing Home, Chesham Road - Solar Panels B&M Care Limited · 25/01053/FUL · 4.3 mo to decide | 0.16 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-10 |
G Park, Maxted Road - Solar Panels ABRDN · 25/01534/OTD · 2.5 mo to decide | 0.77 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-03 |
Dacorum Sports Centre, Park Road - Solar PV Panels Dacorum Borough Council · 24/02088/OTD · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.32 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-06 |
The Snowcentre, St Albans Hill - Solar Panels Hemel Snow Centre · 24/00841/FUL · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.85 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-20 |
The Mount Hmp, Molyneaux Avenue - Solar Panels Ministry of Justice · 24/00726/OTD · 1.5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-12 |
The Snowcentre, St Albans Hill - Solar Panels Hemel Snow Centre · 23/01472/OTD · 1.8 mo to decide | — | Revised | 2023-08-09 |
Century House, Maylands Avenue - Solar PV Panels Smiths Detection Limited · 23/00121/OTD · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.72 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-13 |
G Park Maxted Road - Solar Panels BBUKPF · 22/01770/FUL · 1.5 mo to decide | 1.25 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-07-18 |
Little Heath Lane - Solar PV Array Energi Generation · 22/01106/MFA | 25 | Application Submitted | 2022-04-11 |
Amazon Boundary Way Amazon UK Services / Push Energy · 4/00368/19/FUL · 4.7 mo to decide | 2 | Planning Permission Expired | 2019-07-18 |
Iron Mountain Site Iron Mountain · 4/00363/19/OTD · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.3 | Operational | 2019-04-17 |
Flamsteadbury Farm PS Renewables · 4/02486/15/MFA · 13.2 mo to decide | 4.5 | Appeal Refused | 2016-11-30 |
Folly Farm Hive Energy · 4/02099/14/MFA · 3 mo to decide | 13.1 | Operational | 2014-11-11 |
Does Dacorum approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 12 solar farms Dacorum has decided, 92% were approved (11 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Dacorum?
The median time from application to decision is 1.8 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Dacorum consented?
41 MW has been consented across 11 approved schemes, with 5 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Dacorum
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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