Aston Grange, Aston Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System (20 MW)
Aston Grange, Aston Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System is a 20 MW solar farm project in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 24 February 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 March 2025.
20 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
24 March 2025record last updated
Cheshire West and Chestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 February 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Innova Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Planning application reference
- 25/00100/FULEIA
- Site area
- 55.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Aston Grange, Aston, Runcorn
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Name in REPD
- Aston Grange, Aston - Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18374
The scheme also includes 6 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Grange Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 0.5 |
| Cholmondeley Road | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Frodsham Solar Project & Battery Storage | solar farm | 147 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Frodsham Marsh | wind farm | 50.4 | operational | 7.8 |
| Wallerscote Limebeds Solar Pv Park | solar farm | 22 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Wallerscote Limebeds | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Station Road, Fiddlers Ferry | battery storage | 250 | refused | 8.7 |
| Fiddlers Ferry Power Station | battery storage | 150 | under construction | 9.0 |
| Land south of 50 Station Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.4 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.2953, -2.6523).