Silver Lane, Risley Solar Farm (5 MW)
Silver Lane, Risley Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Warrington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 August 2023.
5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 August 2023record last updated
Warringtoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 4 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Biffa Waste Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Warrington
- Planning application reference
- 2022/42796
- Site area
- 9.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Former Risley Landfill Silver Lane, Risley
- Council area (by location)
- Warrington
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Silver Lane, Risley - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12643
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Brayfield 22/01333/FUL | 0.3 | 30 May 2022 | withdrawn 28 July 2022 |
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 | 3.4 |
| Lights Oaks Moss | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.5 |
| Kenyon Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.4 |
| Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Carrington Power Station, Manchester Road | battery storage | 680 | under construction | 6.6 |
| Daines Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 600 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Warrington Home Solar Scheme | rooftop solar | 5.3 | operational | 8.7 |
| Wild Fowl Farm, Carrington Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Atherton | battery storage | 30 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (53.4376, -2.5024).