Solar, wind and battery projects near Tarporley (CW6)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CW6 (Cheshire West and Chester): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Woodford Lane West Solar Farm (Hebden Green) (19 MW solar farm, approved on 25 July 2024, not yet built), 7.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CW6
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Street Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 17.6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021 | Oct 2021 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2021 | Cheshire West and Chester | 2.2 |
| 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 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre, Middlewich Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | Cheshire West and Chester | 5.4 |
| Drumlan Hall Farm, Newton Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 | Cheshire West and Chester | 6.5 |
| Yew Tree Farm, Hall Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 | Cheshire East | 8.3 |
| Winsford Lifestyle Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 | Cheshire West and Chester | 9.7 |
Distance from the average position of the CW6 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36.6 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Cheshire West and Chester decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Cheshire West and Chester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 54 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
All projects in Cheshire West and Chester
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 CW6, 1 project has 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.