Renewable energy projects in Cheshire West and Chester
67 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Cheshire West and Chester (REPD, July 2026 extract): 13 pending, 42 approved but not running, 7 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 6 of 54 decided applications (11%; UK 19%), with a median 10 weeks from submission to decision.
67projects in the council area
13awaiting a decision
42approved, not running
11%of decisions refused
How Cheshire West and Chester decides
| Applications | Cheshire West and Chester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 54 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Projects in Cheshire West and Chester
Projects of 1 MW and more (34)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 522 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | — | Mar 2022 |
| Mollingtonbattery storage | battery storage | 240 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jan 2025 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Rectory Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Frodsham Solar Project & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 147 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | May 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurstbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Sep 2022 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 100 | operationalupdated Feb 2023 | Oct 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Feb 2023 |
| Frodsham Solar Project & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | May 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Native Riverbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | operationalupdated Apr 2025 | Dec 2020 | granted Apr 2021 | Apr 2025 |
| Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurstbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | under constructionupdated Sep 2022 | Jun 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| Frodsham Marshwind farm | wind farm | 50.4 | operationalupdated May 2018 | Feb 2010 | granted Oct 2012 | May 2018 |
| Cheshire Power Stationbattery storage | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted May 2023 | Dec 2021 |
| Electricity Substation, Bellevue Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 40 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Wallerscote Limebedsbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Sep 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Hob Lane, Dunham On The Hill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jul 2025 |
| Wallerscote Limebeds Solar Pv Parksolar farm | solar farm | 22 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Sep 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Aston Grange, Aston Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage Systemsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Mar 2025 |
| Woodford Lane West Solar Farm (Hebden Green)solar farm | solar farm | 19 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jul 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| High Street Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 17.6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021 | Oct 2021 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2021 |
| Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 15 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | — | Mar 2022 |
| Aston Grange Farmwind farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appealupdated Nov 2011 | Jun 2005 | refused Oct 2006 | Nov 2011 |
| Portmanmoor Road Industrial Estate, Splott Battery Storage Unitsbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| Oil Sites Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 9.6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2020 | Aug 2017 | granted Oct 2017 | Apr 2020 |
| Huntington Water Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operationalupdated Sep 2019 | Nov 2017 | granted Apr 2018 | Sep 2019 |
| Aston Grange, Aston Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 6 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Mar 2025 |
| Land At Elton Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2015 | May 2015 | — | Jul 2015 |
| Land West Of Vicarage Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2015 | May 2015 | — | Jul 2015 |
| Land off, Common Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appealupdated May 2016 | Apr 2015 | refused Oct 2015 | May 2016 |
| Fields Farm (Agden)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Feb 2016 | May 2017 |
| Wervin Road, Wervinsolar farm | solar farm | 3.5 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Stublach Project Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021 | Nov 2020 | granted May 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| Schoeller Allibert Limited, Road One Solar Panels Systemrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | May 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Jaguar Landrover Phoenix Building, Eric Foundation Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Aldi Distribution Centre - Nestonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | operationalupdated Dec 2015 | Jul 2013 | granted Sep 2013 | Dec 2015 |
| City Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (33)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cawley House, Chester Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Lea Manor Farm Buildings, Lea Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Morrison Supermarkets Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted May 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| Sainsburys, Kinsey Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Inchcape Volkswagen Chester, Sealand Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Lady Heyes Camping And Caravan Site, Kingsley Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Sainsburys, Caldy Valley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre, Middlewich Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | — | Nov 2024 |
| Ellesmere Port Sports Village Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Drumlan Hall Farm, Newton Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Mill Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Winsford Lifestyle Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Chester Gatesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| Urenco Uk Limited, Capenhurst Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Longlooms Road Eastrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Tiger Trailers, Winsford Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| The County High School Leftwich, Granville Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| The Countess Of Chester Health Park, Bowmere Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Chester Business Park, Lakewoodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Tiger Trailers, Road Onerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted May 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Bumpers Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Fields Farm, Occleston Greenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| The Foundation, Herons Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Big Storage Self Storage, Sealand Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Dodleston Farmrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Oct 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Specialist Technical Products, Smokehall Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Victoria Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Bell Meadow Business Park, Park Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | — | refusedupdated Feb 2025 | Oct 2023 | refused Dec 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Bell Meadow Business Park, Park Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated Feb 2025 | Oct 2023 | refused Dec 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Ash Road, Eltonbattery storage | battery storage | — | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2026 | Dec 2023 | — | Jun 2026 |
| Carden Park Golf Resort Solar Farm & Substationsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Gowy Solar Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated Jan 2026 | Nov 2025 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Hoole Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jul 2026 |
Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH1 | 51 | 5 | 34 | 7 |
| CH2 | 49 | 6 | 33 | 4 |
| CH3 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| CH4 | 39 | 3 | 28 | 4 |
| CH64 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 7 |
| CH65 | 51 | 5 | 33 | 7 |
| CH66 | 43 | 5 | 26 | 6 |
| CW6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| CW7 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| CW8 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| CW9 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| SY14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| WA6 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
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 West and Chester by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.