Duckinfield Farm, Hurst Lane Solar Farm (10 MW)
Duckinfield Farm, Hurst Lane Solar Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Warrington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 May 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 June 2026.
10 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 June 2026record last updated
Warringtoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 22 May 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 May 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Noventum Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Warrington
- Planning application reference
- 2025/00969/FULM
- Site area
- 16.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Duckinfield Farm Hurst Lane, Culcheth And Glazebury
- Council area (by location)
- Warrington
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Duckinfield Farm, Hurst Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 16992
Who decides
| Applications | Warrington | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lights Oaks Moss | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.5 |
| Silver Lane, Risley Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Kenyon Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.8 |
| Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Atherton | battery storage | 30 | operational | 6.5 |
| Cleworth Hall Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.1 |
| Carrington Power Station, Manchester Road | battery storage | 680 | under construction | 7.5 |
| Wild Fowl Farm, Carrington Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
| Daines Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 600 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (53.4685, -2.5006).