29 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (24 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Time Technology Park, Blackburn Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 970 kW
Apr 2024 1.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Newhouse Road - Solar PV SystemPlanning application in · 430 kW
Feb 2021 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Altham - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2022 2.3 km away
Energy from waste
Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Accrington Road - Combined Heat And PowerApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023 3.0 km away
Battery storage
he Yard, Holme Road, Burnley - Battery StoreagePlanning application in
Dec 2022 3.9 km away
Solar farm
Crow Wood, Holme Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023 3.9 km away
Battery storage
The Old Vicarage, Reedley - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jun 2025 4.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Senator International, Newhouse Road - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jul 2024 4.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Whinney Hill Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2021 4.9 km away
Battery storage
Former Bull & Butcher Pub - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023 5.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Slade Lane, PadihamUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Two-way signals
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027 650 m away
Standard
Church Street, PadihamNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 250 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Pre-application
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire.
East Irish Sea Transmission ProjectElectric Lines · The area of Irish Sea in English waters and a land fall area reaching from Crosby at the southern end, to Fleetwood at the northern end and Penwortham at the Eastern extent
application due March 2029 29.6 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Padiham: +26% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.4% in two years.
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Rooftop solar
Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 970 kW
Jan 2026 5.7 km away
Solar farm
Safran Nacelles, Bancroft Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2024 6.1 km away
Running nearest: Altham Business Park - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.3 km); New Barn Farm (wind farm, 3.3 km); Hameldon Hill extension (wind farm, 3.5 km); Whinney Hill II Energy (landfill gas, 4.9 km); Whinney Hill Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 5.4 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.