Solar, wind and battery projects near Malpas (SY14)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SY14 (Cheshire West and Chester): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storage (522 MW battery storage, application submitted on 21 February 2022, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 5.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SY14
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fields Farm (Agden)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Feb 2016 | May 2017 | Cheshire West and Chester | 4.9 |
| Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 522 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | — | Mar 2022 | Cheshire West and Chester | 5.0 |
| Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 15 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | — | Mar 2022 | Cheshire West and Chester | 5.0 |
| Bubney Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | operationalupdated Feb 2024 | Apr 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Feb 2024 | Wrexham | 6.8 |
| Hadley Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operationalupdated Dec 2015 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Dec 2015 | Shropshire | 8.4 |
| Hurst Hallsolar farm | solar farm | 13.3 | refused on appealupdated Mar 2016 | Sep 2014 | refused Dec 2014 | Mar 2016 | Cheshire East | 8.7 |
| Belton Farm, Beltonsolar farm | solar farm | 2.2 | under constructionupdated May 2025 | Nov 2023 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2025 | Shropshire | 9.0 |
| Land south of Francis Landsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2020 | May 2015 | granted Sep 2016 | Sep 2020 | Wrexham | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carden Park Golf Resort Solar Farm & Substationsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | Cheshire West and Chester | 5.4 |
| Bubney Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Feb 2024 | Apr 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Feb 2024 | Wrexham | 6.8 |
| Superstore And Premises, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submittedupdated Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Aug 2024 | Shropshire | 8.5 |
Distance from the average position of the SY14 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 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17.2 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 522 |
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 SY14, 2 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.