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Solar planning in Blackpool
Blackpool has decided 5 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 2 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (5 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Blackpool compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Blackpool sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 92nd percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (7)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
St Georges School - Solar Panels Cidari Multi Academy Trust · 25/0746 · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-12-03 |
Unity College, Warbreck Hill Road - Solar PV Unity College · 25/0535 · 1.1 mo to decide | 0.24 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-01 |
Blackpool Victoria Hospital - Solar Panels Atlas BFW Management Limited · 24/0042 · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-12 |
Blackpool Police Divisional Headquarters - Solar Panels Equans Regeneration Limited · 23/0271 · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.35 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-05 |
Marton Mere Holiday Village, Mythop Road - Solar Panels Bourne Leisure Group · 23/0126 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-04-14 |
Wallis Building Designs, Midgeland Road - Solar Panels Wallis Building Designs · 22/0690 | 0.22 | Application Withdrawn | 2022-09-27 |
Progress Way - Solar Panels Corbenyah Properties Limited · 22/0691 | 0.2 | Application Withdrawn | 2022-09-27 |
Does Blackpool approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 5 solar farms Blackpool has decided, 100% were approved (5 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a solar farm application take in Blackpool?
The median time from application to decision is 1.6 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Blackpool consented?
2 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Blackpool
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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