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Solar, wind and battery projects near Crewe (CW2)

28 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CW2 (Cheshire East): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 19 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Photovoltaics & Battery Storage (25 MW battery storage, approved on 11 March 2022, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 4.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

28projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
19approved, not running
4operational

Projects within 10 km of CW2

Projects of 1 MW and more (15)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Bentley Motors Ltd 1rooftop solarrooftop solar5.1operationalupdated Apr 2013Mar 2011granted Jun 2011Apr 2013Cheshire East3.4
Bentley Motorsrooftop solarrooftop solar2.9operationalupdated Jan 2019Aug 2016granted Nov 2016Jan 2019Cheshire East3.4
Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar1.1approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Apr 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Cheshire East3.4
Middlewich Road Solar Photovoltaics & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage25approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022Aug 2021granted Mar 2022Mar 2022Cheshire East4.2
Middlewich Road Solar Photovoltaics & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2021Aug 2021granted Mar 2022Mar 2021Cheshire East4.2
Leighton Hall Farmbattery storagebattery storage20permission expiredupdated May 2020Sep 2017granted Jan 2018May 2020Cheshire East4.2
Land To The North Of Dairy House Farmsolar farmsolar farm3.4operationalupdated Jul 2016Jun 2015granted Sep 2015Jul 2016Cheshire East5.2
Land at Moss Farm (South)solar farmsolar farm5permission expiredupdated Sep 2020May 2015granted May 2016Sep 2020Cheshire East5.3
Land at Moss Farm (North)solar farmsolar farm6permission expiredupdated Sep 2020May 2015granted May 2016Sep 2020Cheshire East5.6
Drury Lanesolar farmsolar farm17approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021Jun 2020granted Feb 2021Feb 2021Cheshire East5.7
Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm12.5approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Dec 2024granted Jun 2025Feb 2026Cheshire East6.3
Hatherton Lodgesolar farmsolar farm8.3permission expiredupdated Nov 2019Sep 2014granted Feb 2016Nov 2019Cheshire East7.0
Dragons Lanebattery storagebattery storage12approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022Jul 2022granted Dec 2022Jul 2022Cheshire East9.5
Land south of Wood Lane (Safeguard Bradwell)solar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated May 2017Mar 2015granted Sep 2015May 2017Cheshire East9.8
Former EON Power Station, Booth Lanebattery storagebattery storage20approved, not builtupdated May 2025Oct 2024granted Apr 2025May 2025Cheshire East9.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
The Food Warehouse, Grand Junction Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Jul 2025granted Sep 2025Dec 2025Cheshire East2.1
Eagle Bridge Health and Wellbeing Centre, Dunwoody Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024Feb 2024granted Mar 2024Apr 2024Cheshire East2.2
Building A6, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lane - Roof mounted solar photovoltaicsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted May 2022May 2022Cheshire East3.0
Crewe Hall Hotel, Weston Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar—application submittedupdated Nov 2025Oct 2025—Nov 2025Cheshire East3.1
Building L1, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted Jun 2022May 2022Cheshire East3.3
Building B2, Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted May 2022May 2022Cheshire East3.3
Pyms Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022Apr 2022granted May 2022Apr 2022Cheshire East3.4
Bentley Motors, Pyms Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Apr 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Cheshire East3.5
Bentley Motors, Sunnybank Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Apr 2025granted Jun 2025Jun 2025Cheshire East3.5
Sunnybank Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted May 2022May 2022Cheshire East3.5
Bentley Motors Limited, Sunnybank Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023Oct 2023granted Nov 2023Dec 2023Cheshire East3.5
Church House Farm, Warmingham Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Aug 2024granted Nov 2024Jan 2025Cheshire East7.4
Fields Farm, Occleston Greenrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Cheshire West and Chester10.0

Distance from the average position of the CW2 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 farm8032034.5
Rooftop solar16113205.6
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 CW2, 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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