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Solar, wind and battery projects near Chester (CH3)

27 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CH3 (Cheshire West and Chester): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 22 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Electricity Substation, Bellevue Lane (40 MW battery storage, approved on 7 May 2025, not yet built), 4.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

27projects within 10 km
2awaiting a decision
22approved, not running
1operational

Projects within 10 km of CH3

Projects of 1 MW and more (8)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Huntington Water Treatment Workssolar farmsolar farm7.2operationalupdated Sep 2019Nov 2017granted Apr 2018Sep 2019Cheshire West and Chester3.1
Electricity Substation, Bellevue Lanebattery storagebattery storage40approved, not builtupdated May 2025Apr 2024granted May 2025May 2025Cheshire West and Chester4.7
Portmanmoor Road Industrial Estate, Splott Battery Storage Unitsbattery storagebattery storage10approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024Apr 2024granted Jul 2024Aug 2024Cheshire West and Chester4.7
City Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar1approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022Jun 2022granted Jul 2022Jun 2022Cheshire West and Chester5.2
High Street Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm17.6approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021Oct 2021granted Oct 2022Nov 2021Cheshire West and Chester8.1
Wervin Road, Wervinsolar farmsolar farm3.5application submittedupdated May 2026Apr 2026—May 2026Cheshire West and Chester8.6
Bretton Hall Solar Farm (England)solar farmsolar farm14approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023May 2022granted Oct 2023Oct 2023Flintshire8.7
Bretton Hall Solar Farm (Wales)solar farmsolar farm16approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024Jul 2022granted Dec 2023Jan 2024Flintshire9.1
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (19)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Sainsburys, Caldy Valley Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024Feb 2024granted Mar 2024Apr 2024Cheshire West and Chester3.1
Lea Manor Farm Buildings, Lea Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Apr 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Cheshire West and Chester5.0
Cawley House, Chester Business Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023Mar 2023granted May 2023Jun 2023Cheshire West and Chester5.2
Hoole Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Jul 2026Mar 2026granted May 2026Jul 2026Cheshire West and Chester5.3
Chester Business Park, Lakewoodrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022Mar 2022granted Apr 2022Mar 2022Cheshire West and Chester5.8
The Foundation, Herons Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Oct 2025granted Feb 2026Apr 2026Cheshire West and Chester5.8
Drumlan Hall Farm, Newton Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Sep 2024granted Nov 2024Jan 2025Cheshire West and Chester5.9
Victoria Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021Sep 2021granted Oct 2021Dec 2021Cheshire West and Chester5.9
Mill Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022Feb 2022granted Apr 2022Mar 2022Cheshire West and Chester6.9
Bumpers Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024Sep 2024granted Oct 2024Oct 2024Cheshire West and Chester7.1
The Countess Of Chester Health Park, Bowmere Hospitalrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Oct 2025granted Nov 2025Dec 2025Cheshire West and Chester7.4
Bell Meadow Business Park, Park Lane Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm—refusedupdated Feb 2025Oct 2023refused Dec 2024Feb 2025Cheshire West and Chester7.4
Bell Meadow Business Park, Park Lanebattery storagebattery storage—refusedupdated Feb 2025Oct 2023refused Dec 2024Feb 2025Cheshire West and Chester7.4
Big Storage Self Storage, Sealand Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022Sep 2022granted Oct 2022Nov 2022Cheshire West and Chester7.6
Inchcape Volkswagen Chester, Sealand Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023Jul 2023granted Aug 2023Sep 2023Cheshire West and Chester7.9
Bretton Hall Solar Farm (England)battery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025May 2022granted Oct 2023Jan 2025Flintshire8.7
Gowy Solar Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar—application submittedupdated Jan 2026Nov 2025—Jan 2026Cheshire West and Chester9.0
Bretton Hall Solar Farm (Wales)battery storagebattery storage—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022Jul 2022granted Dec 2023Jul 2022Flintshire9.1
Dodleston Farmrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021Oct 2021granted Dec 2021Dec 2021Cheshire West and Chester9.5

Distance from the average position of the CH3 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm6131151.1
Rooftop solar16115005
Battery storage5040150

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Cheshire West and Chester decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsCheshire West and ChesterUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)5410,236
Refused6 (11%)19%
Solar refused3 of 4012%
Onshore wind refused1 of 245%
Battery storage refused2 of 1216%
Median time from submission to decision10.1 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 2—

All projects in Cheshire West and Chester

Is the status up to date?

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. Near CH3, 2 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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