Fields Farm (Agden) (5 MW solar farm)
Fields Farm (Agden) is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 9 February 2017; the record was last updated on 26 May 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 May 2017record last updated
Cheshire West and Chestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 9 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Planning application reference
- 15/03109/FUL
- Site area
- 16.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Fields Farm, Agden Near Whitchurch
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5529
Who decides
| Applications | Cheshire West and Chester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 54 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubney Farm | solar farm | 40 | operational | 2.2 |
| Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Hadley Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 3.9 |
| Hurst Hall | solar farm | 13.3 | refused on appeal | 5.9 |
| Twemlows | solar farm | 10 | operational | 8.4 |
| Combermere Abbey | solar farm | 14 | operational | 8.6 |
| Royals Wood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.6 |
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 (52.9957, -2.7248).