Bentley Motors Ltd 1 (5.1 MW rooftop solar)
Bentley Motors Ltd 1 is a 5.1 MW rooftop solar project in Cheshire East, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 March 2013; the record was last updated on 15 April 2013.
5.1 MWrooftop solar
operationalstatus in REPD
15 April 2013record last updated
Cheshire Eastcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 8 June 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 December 2012 | Construction started |
| 21 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 5.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 April 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Bentley Motor Cars Ltd
- Planning authority
- Cheshire East
- Planning application reference
- 11/1042N
- Address (REPD)
- Pyms Lane, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3PL
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire East
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1730
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Hall Farm | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 0.9 |
| Land at Moss Farm (South) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.9 |
| Land at Moss Farm (North) | solar farm | 6 | permission expired | 3.1 |
| Drury Lane | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Middlewich Road Solar Photovoltaics & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Dragons Lane | battery storage | 12 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Former EON Power Station, Booth Lane | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Land south of Wood Lane (Safeguard Bradwell) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.5 |
| Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (53.105, -2.4728).