Woodford Lane West Solar Farm (Hebden Green) (19 MW)
Woodford Lane West Solar Farm (Hebden Green) is a 19 MW solar farm project in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2026.
19 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 February 2026record last updated
Cheshire West and Chestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 July 2023 | Application submitted |
| 25 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Anglo Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Planning application reference
- 23/02370/FUL
- Site area
- 25.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Woodford Lane West, Hebden Green
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Time to decision
- 52 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Woodford Lane West - Solar Farm (Hebden Green)
- REPD reference
- 14643
Who decides
| Applications | Cheshire West and Chester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 54 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Moss Farm (North) | solar farm | 6 | permission expired | 8.6 |
| Leighton Hall Farm | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 8.6 |
| Land at Moss Farm (South) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 8.7 |
| Drury Lane | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Wallerscote Limebeds | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Wallerscote Limebeds Solar Pv Park | solar farm | 22 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Bentley Motors Ltd 1 | rooftop solar | 5.1 | operational | 9.5 |
| Dragons Lane | battery storage | 12 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
| High Street Solar Farm | solar farm | 17.6 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (53.1747, -2.5553).