The Hut Group, Skyline Drive (6.8 MW rooftop solar)
The Hut Group, Skyline Drive is a 6.8 MW rooftop solar project in Warrington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 July 2025.
6.8 MWrooftop solar
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
25 July 2025record last updated
Warringtoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 May 2025 | Application submitted |
| 2 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 6.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Olympus Power
- Planning authority
- Warrington
- Planning application reference
- 2025/00626/PA14J
- Address (REPD)
- The Hut Group, The Hut Group Skyline Drive
- Council area (by location)
- Warrington
- Time to decision
- 7 weeks
- Name in REPD
- The Hut Group, Skyline Drive - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 18815
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land South Of Joy Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 0.5 |
| Land south of 50 Station Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.6 |
| Mowcroft Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.1 | refused | 4.3 |
| Station Road, Fiddlers Ferry | battery storage | 250 | refused | 4.3 |
| Warrington Home Solar Scheme | rooftop solar | 5.3 | operational | 4.6 |
| Fiddlers Ferry Power Station | battery storage | 150 | under construction | 4.7 |
| Sutton Manor | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Burtonhead Road | battery storage | 30 | abandoned | 6.2 |
| Kenyon Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 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 (53.412, -2.6595).