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Solar, wind and battery projects near Winsford (CW7)

21 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CW7 (Cheshire West and Chester): 17 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Wallerscote Limebeds (30 MW battery storage, approved on 21 July 2025, not yet built), 7.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

21projects within 10 km
0awaiting a decision
17approved, not running
1operational

Projects within 10 km of CW7

Projects of 1 MW and more (12)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
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 Chester2.4
Woodford Lane West Solar Farm (Hebden Green)solar farmsolar farm19approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Jul 2023granted Jul 2024Feb 2026Cheshire West and Chester2.5
Stublach Project Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm2.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021Nov 2020granted May 2021Jan 2021Cheshire West and Chester6.3
Wallerscote Limebedsbattery storagebattery storage30approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025Sep 2023granted Jul 2025Aug 2025Cheshire West and Chester7.6
Wallerscote Limebeds Solar Pv Parksolar farmsolar farm22approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025Sep 2023granted Jul 2025Aug 2025Cheshire West and Chester7.6
Dragons Lanebattery storagebattery storage12approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022Jul 2022granted Dec 2022Jul 2022Cheshire East8.4
Land at Moss Farm (North)solar farmsolar farm6permission expiredupdated Sep 2020May 2015granted May 2016Sep 2020Cheshire East8.5
Former EON Power Station, Booth Lanebattery storagebattery storage20approved, not builtupdated May 2025Oct 2024granted Apr 2025May 2025Cheshire East8.6
Land at Moss Farm (South)solar farmsolar farm5permission expiredupdated Sep 2020May 2015granted May 2016Sep 2020Cheshire East8.7
Drury Lanesolar farmsolar farm17approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021Jun 2020granted Feb 2021Feb 2021Cheshire East8.8
Leighton Hall Farmbattery storagebattery storage20permission expiredupdated May 2020Sep 2017granted Jan 2018May 2020Cheshire East9.3
Land To The North Of Dairy House Farmsolar farmsolar farm3.4operationalupdated Jul 2016Jun 2015granted Sep 2015Jul 2016Cheshire East9.6
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Winsford Lifestyle Centrerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021Sep 2021granted Oct 2021Dec 2021Cheshire West and Chester0.1
Morrison Supermarkets Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022Mar 2022granted May 2022Apr 2022Cheshire West and Chester1.5
Tiger Trailers, Winsford Industrial Estaterooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024Nov 2023granted Jan 2024Jan 2024Cheshire West and Chester2.5
Tiger Trailers, Road Onerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022Mar 2022granted May 2022Mar 2022Cheshire West and Chester2.5
Specialist Technical Products, Smokehall Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023Apr 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2023Cheshire West and Chester2.6
Fields Farm, Occleston Greenrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Cheshire West and Chester5.5
The County High School Leftwich, Granville Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025granted Sep 2025Sep 2025Cheshire West and Chester5.9
Ergo Park, Pochin Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Mar 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Cheshire East6.5
Church House Farm, Warmingham Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Aug 2024granted Nov 2024Jan 2025Cheshire East7.9

Distance from the average position of the CW7 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 farm7041060.2
Rooftop solar10010004.4
Battery storage4030062

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

How Cheshire West and Chester decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsCheshire West and ChesterUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)5410,236
Refused6 (11%)19%
Solar refused3 of 4012%
Onshore wind refused1 of 245%
Battery storage refused2 of 1216%
Median time from submission to decision10.1 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 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 CW7, 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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