Kenyon Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Kenyon Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Warrington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 24 December 2015; the record was last updated on 6 January 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 January 2016record last updated
Warringtoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 December 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sun E Greenfield
- Planning authority
- Warrington
- Planning application reference
- 2015/26259
- Address (REPD)
- Land at, Kenyon Lane, Croft, Warrington
- Council area (by location)
- Warrington
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5841
Who decides
| Applications | Warrington | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duckinfield Farm, Hurst Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Silver Lane, Risley Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Lights Oaks Moss | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.2 |
| Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Mill Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.9 |
| Atherton | battery storage | 30 | operational | 8.2 |
| Land South Of Joy Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.3 |
| Warrington Home Solar Scheme | rooftop solar | 5.3 | operational | 8.7 |
| The Hut Group, Skyline Drive | rooftop solar | 6.8 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (53.4604, -2.5567).