Power plant · Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Mowcroft Solar Farm
Mowcroft Solar Farm is a cancelled power plant in Warrington, England, United Kingdom, with 27.2 MW of capacity, operated by Renewable Connections Developments Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Warrington (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Fowl Farm Cuerdley, WA5 2XQ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Jul 2025 (reference 2025/00961/FULM, planning authority Warrington) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Oct 2025 (refused, reference 2025/00961/FULM, planning authority Warrington) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Renewable Connections Developments Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 27.2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 31.7 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3786, -2.6871 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (planning authority Warrington, reference 2025/00961/FULM)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Warrington, reference 2025/00961/FULM)
How it compares
Mowcroft Solar Farm is the 433rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 824th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 27.2 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 433rd of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 824th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,092nd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 313 substations, 311 grid connections (173 operating, 1,548 MW), 17 data centers, 3 gas storage facilities and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | Data center | — | — | 5.5 km |
| Bold GSP | Substation | — | — | 6.3 km |
| The Babbage Centre | Data center | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Verizon Warrington | Data center | — | — | 7.4 km |
| Unit 1 Junction Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 5.26 MW | Planned | 8.4 km |
| Parkside Railway Station grid connection | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 9.5 km |
| Newton Le Willows | Substation | — | — | 9.7 km |
| Lymes Wood Landfill Site grid connection | Grid connection | 1.17 MW | Operating | 10 km |
| Haydock | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.