Solar, wind and battery projects near Macclesfield (SK10)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SK10 (Cheshire East): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Woodford Road (100 MW battery storage, approved on 30 May 2025, not yet built), 7.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SK10
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jul 2025 | Stockport | 7.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Alderley House, Hope Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | refusedupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | refused Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 | Cheshire East | 1.5 |
| Fence House, Fence Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 | Cheshire East | 1.7 |
| The Kings School, Alderley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Cheshire East | 2.2 |
| The Kings School, Alderley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Cheshire East | 3.9 |
| Alderley Park, Congleton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jul 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Jan 2024 | Cheshire East | 6.6 |
| Pets At Home, Epsom Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Mar 2026 | Cheshire East | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the SK10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Cheshire East decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Cheshire East | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
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.