Renewable energy projects in Cheshire East
44 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Cheshire East (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 29 approved but not running, 6 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 4 of 40 decided applications (10%; UK 19%), with a median 11 weeks from submission to decision.
44projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
29approved, not running
10%of decisions refused
How Cheshire East decides
| Applications | Cheshire East | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Projects in Cheshire East
Projects of 1 MW and more (19)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlewich Road Solar Photovoltaics & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Aug 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Leighton Hall Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | permission expiredupdated May 2020 | Sep 2017 | granted Jan 2018 | May 2020 |
| Former EON Power Station, Booth Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Drury Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021 | Jun 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Feb 2021 |
| Combermere Abbeysolar farm | solar farm | 14 | operationalupdated Sep 2015 | May 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Sep 2015 |
| Hurst Hallsolar farm | solar farm | 13.3 | refused on appealupdated Mar 2016 | Sep 2014 | refused Dec 2014 | Mar 2016 |
| Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Dragons Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 12 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Hatherton Lodgesolar farm | solar farm | 8.3 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2019 | Sep 2014 | granted Feb 2016 | Nov 2019 |
| Land at Moss Farm (North)solar farm | solar farm | 6 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2020 | May 2015 | granted May 2016 | Sep 2020 |
| Bentley Motors Ltd 1rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 5.1 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Mar 2011 | granted Jun 2011 | Apr 2013 |
| Land at Moss Farm (South)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2020 | May 2015 | granted May 2016 | Sep 2020 |
| Land south of Wood Lane (Safeguard Bradwell)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Mar 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | May 2017 |
| Royals Wood Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Jan 2019 | Aug 2015 | — | Jan 2019 |
| Middlewich Road Solar Photovoltaics & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2021 | Aug 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 |
| Land To The North Of Dairy House Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.4 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Jul 2016 |
| Bentley Motorsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2019 | Aug 2016 | granted Nov 2016 | Jan 2019 |
| Barclays Bank Plc, Radbroke Solar Carportsolar farm | solar farm | 2.5 | under constructionupdated Jan 2024 | Feb 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Jan 2024 |
| Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (25)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Road, Holmes Chapel Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | under constructionupdated Apr 2021 | Feb 2021 | granted Jul 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| Bentley Motors Limited, Sunnybank Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Bridgemere Garden Centre,London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Jan 2023 |
| Bentley Motors, Pyms Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Bentley Motors, Sunnybank Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| The Kings School, Alderley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Building L1, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | May 2022 |
| Pyms Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| Eagle Bridge Health and Wellbeing Centre, Dunwoody Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Alderley Park, Congleton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jul 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Arclid Sand Quarryrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | operationalupdated Jun 2026 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Jun 2026 |
| Sunnybank Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | May 2022 |
| Fence House, Fence Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Building B2, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | May 2022 |
| The Kings School, Alderley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Pets At Home, Epsom Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Reynolds Farm, Reynolds Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 |
| Ergo Park, Pochin Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Smeaton Wood Farm, Pinsley Green Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2025 | May 2025 |
| Building A6, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lane - Roof mounted solar photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | May 2022 |
| The Food Warehouse, Grand Junction Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| New Alderley House, Hope Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | refusedupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | refused Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Church House Farm, Warmingham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Hall Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 |
| Crewe Hall Hotel, Weston Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | — | Nov 2025 |
Postcode districts in Cheshire East
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW1 | 31 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| CW2 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| CW4 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| CW5 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| CW10 | 35 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| CW11 | 29 | 1 | 21 | 4 |
| CW12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| SK9 | 36 | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| SK10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| SK11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| SK12 | 31 | 4 | 24 | 2 |
| WA16 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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. Projects belong to Cheshire East by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.