High Street Solar Farm (17.6 MW)
High Street Solar Farm is a 17.6 MW solar farm project in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 October 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 November 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 11 October 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 11 October 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2021 | Application submitted |
| 11 October 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 October 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 November 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Planning application reference
- 21/04362/FUL
- Site area
- 37.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O High Street, Clotton, Tarporley
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Time to decision
- 50 weeks
- Name in REPD
- High Street - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford Lane West Solar Farm (Hebden Green) | solar farm | 19 | 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 (53.1569, -2.6986).