Warrington Home Solar Scheme (5.3 MW)
Warrington Home Solar Scheme is a 5.3 MW rooftop solar project in Warrington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2016; the record was last updated on 28 July 2016.
5.3 MWrooftop solar
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2016record last updated
Warringtoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2014 | Construction started |
| 1 January 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 5.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Warrington Council
- Planning authority
- Warrington
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Warrington
- Council area (by location)
- Warrington
- REPD reference
- 1892
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 50 Station Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.3 |
| Station Road, Fiddlers Ferry | battery storage | 250 | refused | 4.2 |
| The Hut Group, Skyline Drive | rooftop solar | 6.8 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Land South Of Joy Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.9 |
| Fiddlers Ferry Power Station | battery storage | 150 | under construction | 5.9 |
| Mowcroft Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.1 | refused | 5.9 |
| Kenyon Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.7 |
| Silver Lane, Risley Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Sutton Manor | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
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 (53.3873, -2.6029).