Solar, wind and battery projects near Crewe (CW3)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CW3 (Newcastle-under-Lyme): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road Solar Farm (12.5 MW solar farm, approved on 19 June 2025, not yet built), 4.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CW3
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatherton Lodgesolar farm | solar farm | 8.3 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2019 | Sep 2014 | granted Feb 2016 | Nov 2019 | Cheshire East | 4.3 |
| Poplar Lane Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 14 | refused on appealupdated Dec 2010 | Apr 2008 | refused Sep 2008 | Dec 2010 | Shropshire | 4.5 |
| Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Feb 2026 | Cheshire East | 4.6 |
| Maer Hills Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 8 | abandonedupdated Sep 2011 | Jun 2008 | granted Feb 2009 | Sep 2011 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 6.8 |
| The Low Carbon Energy Generation Project at Keele Universitywind farm | wind farm | 1.9 | operationalupdated Sep 2021 | Dec 2018 | granted May 2019 | Sep 2021 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 9.1 |
| Keele Universitysolar farm | solar farm | 4.4 | operationalupdated May 2022 | Dec 2018 | granted Feb 2019 | May 2022 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgemere Garden Centre,London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Jan 2023 | Cheshire East | 0.8 |
| Merlot Chitty Farms, Bettonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Shropshire | 8.3 |
| Crewe Hall Hotel, Weston Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | — | Nov 2025 | Cheshire East | 9.5 |
| Keele Universitybattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated May 2022 | Dec 2018 | granted Sep 2019 | May 2022 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the CW3 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Newcastle-under-Lyme decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Newcastle-under-Lyme | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
All projects in Newcastle-under-Lyme
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.