Drury Lane (17 MW solar farm)
Drury Lane is a 17 MW solar farm project in Cheshire East, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 February 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 February 2021. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 1 February 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 1 February 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 June 2020 | Application submitted |
| 1 February 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 February 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Moss Lane Farm Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Cheshire East
- Planning application reference
- 20/2576N
- Site area
- 26.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Solar Farm on land adjoining, Drury Lane, Warmingham, Crewe, Cheshire
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire East
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7553
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Moss Farm (North) | solar farm | 6 | permission expired | 0.6 |
| Land at Moss Farm (South) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 0.7 |
| Middlewich Road Solar Photovoltaics & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Leighton Hall Farm | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 3.4 |
| Bentley Motors Ltd 1 | rooftop solar | 5.1 | operational | 3.5 |
| Dragons Lane | battery storage | 12 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Former EON Power Station, Booth Lane | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Land south of Wood Lane (Safeguard Bradwell) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Woodford Lane West Solar Farm (Hebden Green) | solar farm | 19 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (53.1309, -2.4422).