Huntington Water Treatment Works (7.2 MW solar farm)
Huntington Water Treatment Works is a 7.2 MW solar farm project in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 July 2019; the record was last updated on 27 September 2019.
7.2 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
27 September 2019record last updated
Cheshire West and Chestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 November 2017 | Application submitted |
| 24 April 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 February 2019 | Construction started |
| 24 July 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 September 2019
- Operator or applicant
- United Utilities
- Planning authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Planning application reference
- 17/05078/FUL
- Site area
- 13.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Huntington Water Treatment Wor, Chester Road, Huntington, Chester
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6532
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portmanmoor Road Industrial Estate, Splott Battery Storage Units | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Electricity Substation, Bellevue Lane | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Bretton Hall Solar Farm (England) | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Bretton Hall Solar Farm (Wales) | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Wood Farm Solar Park (linked site) | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 7.3 |
| Banks Farm Solar Park (linked site) | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
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 (53.1696, -2.8661).