Cleworth Hall Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Cleworth Hall Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wigan, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 25 September 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
25 September 2018record last updated
Wigancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 9 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 February 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 25 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Solstice Renewables
- Planning authority
- Wigan
- Planning application reference
- A/15/81522/MAJOR
- Site area
- 12.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cleworth Hall Farm, Cleworth Hall Lane, Tyldesley, Agricultural Land North Of, Manchester
- Council area (by location)
- Wigan
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5808
Who decides
| Applications | Wigan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton | battery storage | 30 | operational | 3.7 |
| Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Bent Spur Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Slack Lane, Westhoughton | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Stoneclough | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Lights Oaks Moss | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.7 |
| Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road | battery storage | 11 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Duckinfield Farm, Hurst Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (53.524, -2.448).