Renewable energy projects in Halton
13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Halton (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 8 approved but not running, 2 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 1 of 12 decided applications (8%; UK 19%), with a median 20 weeks from submission to decision.
13projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
8approved, not running
8%of decisions refused
How Halton decides
| Applications | Halton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Halton
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholmondeley Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2026 | Sep 2021 | granted Aug 2022 | Mar 2026 |
| St Michaels Road, Ditton Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 14 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Ditton Road Solar Microgridsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Johnson's Lane - Haltonsolar farm | solar farm | 3.5 | abandonedupdated Jun 2019 | Jun 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Jun 2019 |
| Hedco, Desoto Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 3.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | May 2022 | granted Jun 2024 | May 2026 |
| Johnson's Lane - Warringtonsolar farm | solar farm | 1.5 | abandonedupdated Jun 2019 | Jun 2015 | granted Feb 2016 | Jun 2019 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daresbury Science Parksolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Aug 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| Hosokawa Micron, Rivington Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Pembroke Court, Haltonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Phoenix Medical Supplies, Rivington Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Rivendell Nurseriesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — |
| Leiria Way Car Parkbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Feb 2021 | Feb 2020 | granted May 2020 | Feb 2021 |
| Sutton International, Gorsey Lane Solar PV Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
Postcode districts in Halton
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 Halton by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.