Combermere Abbey (14 MW solar farm)
Combermere Abbey is a 14 MW solar farm project in Cheshire East, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 March 2015; the record was last updated on 2 September 2015.
14 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 September 2015record last updated
Cheshire Eastcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 1 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 29 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- INRG Solar
- Planning authority
- Cheshire East
- Planning application reference
- 14/2247N
- Site area
- 28.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the North East of Combermere Abbey, Combermbere Park Drive, Dodcott Cum Wilkesley, Whitchurch
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire East
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1478
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals Wood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 0.5 |
| Hurst Hall | solar farm | 13.3 | refused on appeal | 3.4 |
| Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Twemlows | solar farm | 10 | operational | 7.5 |
| Fields Farm (Agden) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.6 |
| Bubney Farm | solar farm | 40 | operational | 9.1 |
| Hatherton Lodge | solar farm | 8.3 | permission expired | 9.2 |
| Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Hadley Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (52.9994, -2.5962).