Energy · Wind & solar · 30 October 2026
Consent granted for Frodsham solar array over 50MW
Development consent has been granted for a solar photovoltaic array with a capacity of over 50MW, the Planning Inspectorate has announced. The decision follows a six-month examination process for the application submitted by Frodsham Solar Ltd.
The Planning Inspectorate has confirmed that development consent was granted for the Frodsham Solar DCO application. The project involves the construction of a solar photovoltaic array with an electrical generating capacity of over 50MW. The application was originally submitted by Frodsham Solar Ltd on 30 May 2025, marking the start of the formal process under the Planning Act 2008.
The application was accepted for examination on 27 June 2025, and the process lasted six months. Recommendations were subsequently made to the Secretary of State on 29 July 2026. This decision represents the 116th energy application out of 184 examined to date, according to figures published with the announcement.
The decision was made by Baroness Curran on behalf of the Energy Secretary’s legal authority. The full decision and supporting evidence are available on the National Infrastructure Planning website. No specific limits on the scope of the consent were stated in the announcement.
The announcement does not specify when construction will begin or the expected operational date for the array. It also does not detail the specific environmental mitigation measures required under the consent, leaving those details to the full documentation on the National Infrastructure Planning website.
Written by StreetOwl from Planning Inspectorate’s own announcement. It was drafted by StreetOwl’s own model, every figure and quotation was checked by code against the announcement, and it was read and approved by Michael Rossi before it went up. It says what was announced, not what anyone should do about it.
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