Hatherton Lodge (8.3 MW solar farm)
Hatherton Lodge is an 8.3 MW solar farm project in Cheshire East, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 12 February 2019; the record was last updated on 29 November 2019.
8.3 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
29 November 2019record last updated
Cheshire Eastcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 March 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 June 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 12 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 February 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 12 February 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 29 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Solutions - Liquidated
- Planning authority
- Cheshire East
- Planning application reference
- 14/4296N
- Appeal reference
- APP/R0660/W/15/3033298
- Site area
- 16.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Agricultural Land at Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunterson Road, Hatherton, Nantwich
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire East
- Time to decision
- 74 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4834
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 Farm, Hunsterson Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Poplar Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 7.3 |
| Royals Wood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.1 |
| Combermere Abbey | solar farm | 14 | operational | 9.2 |
| Bentley Motors Ltd 1 | rooftop solar | 5.1 | operational | 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 (53.0173, -2.4622).