Mowcroft Solar Farm (27.1 MW)
Mowcroft Solar Farm is a 27.1 MW solar farm project in Warrington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 28 October 2025; the record was last updated on 9 December 2025.
27.1 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
9 December 2025record last updated
Warringtoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 28 October 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 27.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Warrington
- Planning application reference
- 2025/00961/FULM
- Site area
- 31.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Fowl Farm Cuerdley
- Council area (by location)
- Warrington
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 18218
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiddlers Ferry Power Station | battery storage | 150 | under construction | 0.5 |
| Station Road, Fiddlers Ferry | battery storage | 250 | refused | 2.0 |
| Land south of 50 Station Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.6 |
| The Hut Group, Skyline Drive | rooftop solar | 6.8 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Land South Of Joy Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.8 |
| St Michaels Road, Ditton Road | battery storage | 14 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Sutton Manor | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Warrington Home Solar Scheme | rooftop solar | 5.3 | operational | 5.9 |
| Cholmondeley Road | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
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 (53.3777, -2.6899).