Solar, wind and battery projects near Middlewich (CW10)
35 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CW10 (Cheshire East): 28 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Middlewich Road Solar Photovoltaics & Battery Storage (25 MW battery storage, approved on 11 March 2022, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 8.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CW10
Projects of 1 MW and more (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cheshire West and Chester | 3.5 |
| Former EON Power Station, Booth Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Cheshire East | 3.6 |
| Dragons Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 12 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Jul 2022 | Cheshire East | 3.6 |
| 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 | Cheshire West and Chester | 4.7 |
| Land south of Wood Lane (Safeguard Bradwell)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Mar 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | May 2017 | Cheshire East | 5.2 |
| Drury Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021 | Jun 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Feb 2021 | Cheshire East | 6.4 |
| Land at Moss Farm (North)solar farm | solar farm | 6 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2020 | May 2015 | granted May 2016 | Sep 2020 | Cheshire East | 6.6 |
| Land at Moss Farm (South)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2020 | May 2015 | granted May 2016 | Sep 2020 | Cheshire East | 6.8 |
| Woodford Lane West Solar Farm (Hebden Green)solar farm | solar farm | 19 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jul 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Feb 2026 | Cheshire West and Chester | 7.6 |
| 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 | Cheshire East | 8.7 |
| 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 | Cheshire East | 8.7 |
| Leighton Hall Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | permission expiredupdated May 2020 | Sep 2017 | granted Jan 2018 | May 2020 | Cheshire East | 8.9 |
| Bentley Motorsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2019 | Aug 2016 | granted Nov 2016 | Jan 2019 | Cheshire East | 9.4 |
| Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Cheshire East | 9.4 |
| Bentley Motors Ltd 1rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 5.1 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Mar 2011 | granted Jun 2011 | Apr 2013 | Cheshire East | 9.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (20)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergo Park, Pochin Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Cheshire East | 0.8 |
| Fields Farm, Occleston Greenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Cheshire West and Chester | 2.3 |
| Tiger Trailers, Road Onerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted May 2022 | Mar 2022 | Cheshire West and Chester | 4.0 |
| Tiger Trailers, Winsford Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Cheshire West and Chester | 4.0 |
| Morrison Supermarkets Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted May 2022 | Apr 2022 | Cheshire West and Chester | 4.7 |
| Specialist Technical Products, Smokehall Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | Cheshire West and Chester | 4.7 |
| Church House Farm, Warmingham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 | Cheshire East | 4.8 |
| Winsford Lifestyle Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 | Cheshire West and Chester | 5.7 |
| London Road, Holmes Chapel Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | under constructionupdated Apr 2021 | Feb 2021 | granted Jul 2021 | Apr 2021 | Cheshire East | 6.1 |
| The County High School Leftwich, Granville Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Cheshire West and Chester | 7.2 |
| Arclid Sand Quarryrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | operationalupdated Jun 2026 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Jun 2026 | Cheshire East | 8.4 |
| Reynolds Farm, Reynolds Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 | Cheshire East | 8.9 |
| Bentley Motors, Pyms Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Cheshire East | 9.2 |
| Pyms Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | Apr 2022 | Cheshire East | 9.3 |
| Building B2, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | May 2022 | Cheshire East | 9.4 |
| Bentley Motors Limited, Sunnybank Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Cheshire East | 9.7 |
| Bentley Motors, Sunnybank Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 | Cheshire East | 9.7 |
| Sunnybank Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | May 2022 | Cheshire East | 9.7 |
| Building L1, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | May 2022 | Cheshire East | 9.8 |
| 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 | Cheshire East | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the CW10 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43.2 |
| Rooftop solar | 24 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 10.2 |
| Battery storage | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Cheshire East decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
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 CW10, 6 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.