Frodsham Marsh (50.4 MW wind farm)
Frodsham Marsh is a 50.4 MW wind farm project in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 November 2016; the record was last updated on 1 May 2018.
50.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 May 2018record last updated
Cheshire West and Chestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 February 2010 | Application submitted |
| 19 October 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 August 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 November 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 50.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 May 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight/Belltown
- Planning authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 19
- Address (REPD)
- Land between Manchester Ship Canal and M56
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Time to decision
- 138 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3694
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frodsham Solar Project & Battery Storage | solar farm | 147 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Land At Elton Farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Cholmondeley Road | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Land off, Common Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 4.8 |
| Hob Lane, Dunham On The Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| St Michaels Road, Ditton Road | battery storage | 14 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Plant, North Road | rooftop solar | 9.3 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Oil Sites Road | battery storage | 9.6 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Aston Grange Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 7.5 |
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 (53.3006, -2.7689).