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Solar, wind and battery projects near Crewe (CW4)

15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CW4 (Cheshire East): 13 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Former EON Power Station, Booth Lane (20 MW battery storage, approved on 11 April 2025, not yet built), 5.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

15projects within 10 km
0awaiting a decision
13approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of CW4

Projects of 1 MW and more (6)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Land south of Wood Lane (Safeguard Bradwell)solar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated May 2017Mar 2015granted Sep 2015May 2017Cheshire East5.8
Former EON Power Station, Booth Lanebattery storagebattery storage20approved, not builtupdated May 2025Oct 2024granted Apr 2025May 2025Cheshire East5.9
Dragons Lanebattery storagebattery storage12approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022Jul 2022granted Dec 2022Jul 2022Cheshire East6.4
Barclays Bank Plc, Radbroke Solar Carportsolar farmsolar farm2.5under constructionupdated Jan 2024Feb 2022granted Oct 2022Jan 2024Cheshire East7.0
Stublach Project Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm2.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021Nov 2020granted May 2021Jan 2021Cheshire West and Chester7.4
Schoeller Allibert Limited, Road One Solar Panels Systemrooftop solarrooftop solar2.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023May 2022granted Jan 2023Mar 2023Cheshire West and Chester9.3
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
London Road, Holmes Chapel Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar1under constructionupdated Apr 2021Feb 2021granted Jul 2021Apr 2021Cheshire East1.4
Ergo Park, Pochin Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Mar 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Cheshire East5.6
Arclid Sand Quarryrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4operationalupdated Jun 2026Aug 2025granted Oct 2025Jun 2026Cheshire East6.4
Reynolds Farm, Reynolds Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2025Feb 2025granted Mar 2025May 2025Cheshire East7.1
Fields Farm, Occleston Greenrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Cheshire West and Chester7.9
Church House Farm, Warmingham Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Aug 2024granted Nov 2024Jan 2025Cheshire East8.9
Tiger Trailers, Road Onerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022Mar 2022granted May 2022Mar 2022Cheshire West and Chester9.5
Tiger Trailers, Winsford Industrial Estaterooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024Nov 2023granted Jan 2024Jan 2024Cheshire West and Chester9.5
Specialist Technical Products, Smokehall Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023Apr 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2023Cheshire West and Chester10.0

Distance from the average position of the CW4 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 farm302104.8
Rooftop solar1009104.5
Battery storage2020032

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 CW4, 3 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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