Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road Solar Farm (12.5 MW)
Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road Solar Farm is a 12.5 MW solar farm project in Cheshire East, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 February 2026.
12.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 February 2026record last updated
Cheshire Eastcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 June 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Noventum Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Cheshire East
- Planning application reference
- 24/5074/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Hatherton Lodge Farm,Hunsterson Road, Hatherton
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire East
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 14524
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatherton Lodge | solar farm | 8.3 | permission expired | 0.7 |
| Poplar Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 7.9 |
| Bentley Motors Ltd 1 | rooftop solar | 5.1 | operational | 9.1 |
| Royals Wood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.3 |
| Combermere Abbey | solar farm | 14 | operational | 9.4 |
| Leighton Hall Farm | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 9.9 |
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 (53.0232, -2.4614).