Hurst Hall (13.3 MW solar farm)
Hurst Hall is a 13.3 MW solar farm project in Cheshire East, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 12 February 2016; the record was last updated on 3 March 2016.
13.3 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
3 March 2016record last updated
Cheshire Eastcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 June 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 12 February 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 3 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Solutions
- Planning authority
- Cheshire East
- Planning application reference
- 14/4380N
- Appeal reference
- APP/R0660/W/15/3011357
- Site area
- 23.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hurst Hall, Wrenbury Road, Marbury, Cheshire
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire East
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4835
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals Wood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.2 |
| Combermere Abbey | solar farm | 14 | operational | 3.4 |
| Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Fields Farm (Agden) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Bubney Farm | solar farm | 40 | operational | 6.9 |
| Hadley Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 7.9 |
| Twemlows | solar farm | 10 | operational | 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 (53.0125, -2.642).