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Solar planning in Burnley
Burnley has decided 3 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 3.2 months to decide. Consented capacity: 2 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (3 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Burnley compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Burnley sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 27th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (4)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenue - Solar Panels East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust · PASP/2025/0656 · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.97 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-28 |
Safran Nacelles, Bancroft Road - Solar Panels EDF Energy Renewables Limited · FUL/2023/0395 · 3.2 mo to decide | 1.04 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-30 |
Crow Wood, Holme Road - Solar Array Crow Wood Leisure Limited · FUL/2023/0332 · 5.7 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-06 |
Coal Clough Wind Farm (Co-located) ScottishPower Renewables · FUL/2019/0470 | 10 | Application Submitted | 2019-09-24 |
Does Burnley approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 3 solar farms Burnley has decided, 100% were approved (3 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 Burnley?
The median time from application to decision is 3.2 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 Burnley consented?
2 MW has been consented across 3 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Burnley
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 Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded.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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