Halton Council backs Widnes solar farm plan on former golf course
Plans to build a new solar farm the size of 15 football pitches on the site of a former contaminated golf course have been backed by councillors.
Halton Council’s planning department has approved the construction of a “solar microgrid” at the former St Michael’s golf course in Widnes.
More than 7,200 solar panels will be installed, generating about four megawatts of electricity and powering public buildings including the council’s headquarters, Lower House Lane depot, DCBL Stadium and the new leisure centre on Moor Lane.
The new 27-acre (11-hectare) complex, north of Ditton Road and south of Speke Road, will more than quadruple the capacity of an adjacent solar farm which opened in 2020.
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