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Solar, wind and battery projects near Sandbach (CW11)

29 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CW11 (Cheshire East): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 21 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Photovoltaics & Battery Storage (25 MW battery storage, approved on 11 March 2022, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 4.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

29projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
21approved, not running
4operational

Projects within 10 km of CW11

Projects of 1 MW and more (12)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Land south of Wood Lane (Safeguard Bradwell)solar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated May 2017Mar 2015granted Sep 2015May 2017Cheshire East2.0
Former EON Power Station, Booth Lanebattery storagebattery storage20approved, not builtupdated May 2025Oct 2024granted Apr 2025May 2025Cheshire East3.6
Dragons Lanebattery storagebattery storage12approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022Jul 2022granted Dec 2022Jul 2022Cheshire East3.6
Middlewich Road Solar Photovoltaics & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage25approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022Aug 2021granted Mar 2022Mar 2022Cheshire East4.7
Middlewich Road Solar Photovoltaics & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2021Aug 2021granted Mar 2022Mar 2021Cheshire East4.7
Drury Lanesolar farmsolar farm17approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021Jun 2020granted Feb 2021Feb 2021Cheshire East5.2
Land at Moss Farm (North)solar farmsolar farm6permission expiredupdated Sep 2020May 2015granted May 2016Sep 2020Cheshire East5.8
Land at Moss Farm (South)solar farmsolar farm5permission expiredupdated Sep 2020May 2015granted May 2016Sep 2020Cheshire East5.8
Bentley Motorsrooftop solarrooftop solar2.9operationalupdated Jan 2019Aug 2016granted Nov 2016Jan 2019Cheshire East8.1
Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar1.1approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Apr 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Cheshire East8.1
Bentley Motors Ltd 1rooftop solarrooftop solar5.1operationalupdated Apr 2013Mar 2011granted Jun 2011Apr 2013Cheshire East8.2
Leighton Hall Farmbattery storagebattery storage20permission expiredupdated May 2020Sep 2017granted Jan 2018May 2020Cheshire East8.3
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (17)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Reynolds Farm, Reynolds Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2025Feb 2025granted Mar 2025May 2025Cheshire East2.6
Arclid Sand Quarryrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4operationalupdated Jun 2026Aug 2025granted Oct 2025Jun 2026Cheshire East2.7
Church House Farm, Warmingham Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Aug 2024granted Nov 2024Jan 2025Cheshire East4.6
London Road, Holmes Chapel Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar1under constructionupdated Apr 2021Feb 2021granted Jul 2021Apr 2021Cheshire East6.0
Fields Farm, Occleston Greenrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Cheshire West and Chester6.4
Ergo Park, Pochin Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Mar 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Cheshire East6.4
The Food Warehouse, Grand Junction Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Jul 2025granted Sep 2025Dec 2025Cheshire East6.8
Crewe Hall Hotel, Weston Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar—application submittedupdated Nov 2025Oct 2025—Nov 2025Cheshire East7.1
Eagle Bridge Health and Wellbeing Centre, Dunwoody Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024Feb 2024granted Mar 2024Apr 2024Cheshire East7.5
Bentley Motors, Pyms Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Apr 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Cheshire East7.8
Pyms Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022Apr 2022granted May 2022Apr 2022Cheshire East8.0
Building B2, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted May 2022May 2022Cheshire East8.1
Building A6, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lane - Roof mounted solar photovoltaicsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted May 2022May 2022Cheshire East8.3
Building L1, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted Jun 2022May 2022Cheshire East8.5
Bentley Motors, Sunnybank Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Apr 2025granted Jun 2025Jun 2025Cheshire East8.6
Bentley Motors Limited, Sunnybank Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023Oct 2023granted Nov 2023Dec 2023Cheshire East8.6
Sunnybank Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted May 2022May 2022Cheshire East8.6

Distance from the average position of the CW11 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 farm5021022
Rooftop solar20116306.9
Battery storage4030057

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

How Cheshire East decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsCheshire EastUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)4010,236
Refused4 (10%)19%
Solar refused4 of 3612%
Battery storage refused0 of 416%
Median time from submission to decision11.1 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed2 / 1—

All projects in Cheshire East

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 CW11, 4 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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