Torkington Road, Hazel Grove (30 MW solar farm)
Torkington Road, Hazel Grove is a 30 MW solar farm project in Stockport, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 18 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 August 2025.
30 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
11 August 2025record last updated
Stockportcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited
- Planning authority
- Stockport
- Planning application reference
- DC/096042
- Site area
- 26.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Torkington Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport
- Council area (by location)
- Stockport
- Name in REPD
- Torkington Road, Hazel Grove - Solar PV Panels
- REPD reference
- 19250
Who decides
| Applications | Stockport | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newby Road, Hazel Grove | battery storage | 7.5 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Goyt Hall Farm, Goyt Valley Footpath | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Bredbury Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 5.1 |
| Welkin Road, Bredbury | battery storage | 20 | operational | 5.4 |
| Welkin Mill, Welkin Road | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 5.5 |
| Ashton Road, Bredbury | battery storage | 75 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Woodford Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Marsh Lane, Gowhole | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Dolly Lane, Buxworth Battery Storage Facility & Sub Station | battery storage | 13 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (53.3798, -2.0823).