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Solar planning in Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness has decided 39 solar farms and approved 85% of them, taking a median of 3.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 59 MW. 6 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Westmorland and Furness compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Westmorland and Furness sits in the 15th percentile for approval rate (8 points below the England average) and the 17th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (52)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Trainriggs Shap - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Abei Energy Limited · 2024/2358/FPA · 13.8 mo to decide | 37 | Application Refused | 2026-02-06 |
Raine House, Raughton Head - Solar Panels Private Developer · 2025/2364/PASOLAR · 11.7 mo to decide | 0.18 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-30 |
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, Christian Head - Solar Panels Cumbria Education Trust · 2025/2238/PASOLAR · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.18 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-14 |
Roxane UK, Armathwaite - Solar Array & Battery Storage Roxane UK Limited · 2025/1585/FPA | 5 | Application Submitted | 2025-08-19 |
Barrow Leisure Centre, Greengate Street - Solar Panels Westmorland & Furness Council · BPAB/2025/0209 · 2.9 mo to decide | 0.43 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-12 |
Devonshire Square, Calthwaite - Solar Farm Westmorland & Furness Council · 2025/1267/FPA | 30 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-15 |
Sewborwens Farmhouse, Newton Road - Solar Panels Leo Sawrij Limited · 2025/0438/PASOLAR · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-16 |
Penrith Leisure Centre - Solar Panels Westmorland & Furness Council · 2025/0227/PASOLAR · 1.9 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-07 |
Greengill Foot, Inglewood Road - Solar Arrays A J Forsters Limited · 2024/1002/FPA · 3.6 mo to decide | 0.18 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-11 |
Beaver Lodge, Salkeld Road - Solar Panels A J Forsters Limited · 2024/1063/FPA · 3.6 mo to decide | 0.36 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-11 |
Cavendish Dock Road - Solar Array Associated British Ports · B03/2025/0085 | 40 | Application Submitted | 2025-03-05 |
Bleabeck - Solar Farm Noventum Power Limited · B03/2024/0551 | 10 | Application Submitted | 2025-02-20 |
Bleabeck Solar Farm, Lots Road - Solar Farm Noventum Power Limited · �B03/2024/0551 | 10 | Application Submitted | 2025-02-20 |
Westmorland Motorway Services, Tebay - Solar Array Westmorland Family Limited · 2024/2187/FPA | 1.25 | Application Submitted | 2024-11-18 |
Wm Morrison Supermarkets, The Strand - PV equipment Gondola Pro · BPA8/2024/0195 · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.58 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-14 |
White Gate Caravan Park, Long Marton - Solar Panels White Gate Caravan Park · 2024/0398/FPA · 2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-08 |
North James Cropper, Garnett Bridge Road - Solar Array Ellergreen Hydro · SL/2022/1159 · 12.5 mo to decide | 3 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-17 |
JJC Waste Management, Sandscale Park - Solar Panels JJC Waste Management · B18/2023/0393 · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.73 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-07-27 |
Silver Howe, Flusco - Solar Array, Wind Turbines Battery Storage Leisure Resorts · 22/0676 · 8.5 mo to decide | 1.85 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-19 |
Omega Proteins - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Leo Group Limited · 21/0752 · 21.1 mo to decide | 2.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-19 |
Lakeland Leisure Park, Moor Lane - Solar Photovoltaics Equipment Bourne Leisure Limited · PN/2023/0015 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.27 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-04-14 |
Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale - Solar Panels Lunesdale Learning Trust · SL/2022/1141 · 3.2 mo to decide | 0.19 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-22 |
Low Wood Hotel - Solar Panels English Lakes Hotels Limited · 7/2022/5788 · 2.5 mo to decide | 0.16 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-09 |
Sandscale Park - Solar Array Cumbria County Council · 6/22/9003 · 3.8 mo to decide | 2 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-03 |
Dova Way, Barrow Island - Solar Array Cumbria County Council · B28/2022/9004 · 3.8 mo to decide | 2 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-03 |
Bells Of Lazonby, Edenholme Bakery - Solar Panels Bells of Lazonby · 22/0671 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.63 | Operational | 2022-11-14 |
North Road - Roof Mounted Solar Arrays Barrow Borough Council · B18/2021/1001 · 1.2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-01-24 |
Burneside Mill Solar Array - Phase 3 Burenside Community Energy Limited · PN/2021/0031 · 0.8 mo to decide | 0.3 | Operational | 2021-04-30 |
Burneside Mill, Burneside Burenside Community Energy Limited · SL/2021/0107 · 2.8 mo to decide | 1 | Operational | 2021-04-30 |
South Stilling Tanks Solar Farm Ellergreen Energy · SL/2020/0391 · 7.2 mo to decide | 0.5 | Operational | 2021-04-14 |
James Cropper Effluent Plant Ellergreen Estate · SL/2019/1027 | 1 | Application Withdrawn | 2020-01-21 |
Land at Skelton Radio Transmitter Site New Energy for the World · 15/0907 | 5 | Application Withdrawn | 2017-04-12 |
Land To The South Of Dallan Bank Wood Lightsource Renewable Energy · 15/0663 · 17.4 mo to decide | 4.9 | Abandoned | 2017-01-25 |
Towcett Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · 15/0644 · 17.7 mo to decide | 4.9 | Abandoned | 2017-01-25 |
Graham Wood Lightsource Renewable Energy · 15/0666 · 17.4 mo to decide | 4.9 | Abandoned | 2017-01-25 |
Town End Farm RALOS New Energy · 15/0658 · 13.9 mo to decide | 5 | Planning Permission Expired | 2016-10-11 |
Moss Thorn Farm TGC Renewables · 15/0459 · 16.5 mo to decide | 5.8 | Operational | 2016-10-11 |
Land at Wreay Anesco · 15/0653 · 12.2 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2016-08-04 |
Orton Solar Farm New Energy for the World · 15/0667 · 9.9 mo to decide | 5 | Application Refused | 2016-06-09 |
Bowscar Psi Solar · 15/0657 · 10 mo to decide | 5 | Planning Permission Expired | 2016-06-07 |
Long Marton New Energy for the World · 15/0908 · 4.6 mo to decide | 5 | Application Refused | 2016-02-24 |
Sowerby Lodge Sowerby Solar Solar Ltd · B03/2015/0614 · 11 mo to decide | 4.2 | Planning Permission Expired | 2016-02-08 |
Hill Solar Farm New Energy for the World · B06/2015/0532 | 5 | Application Withdrawn | 2016-01-21 |
Weltree Brow Livos Energy · 15/0668 · 4 mo to decide | 5 | Appeal Refused | 2015-12-17 |
Whitestone Solar Farm New Energy for the World · 15/0665 · 4 mo to decide | 5 | Application Refused | 2015-12-17 |
Sandwath Farm TGC Renewables · 15/0461 | 5.5 | Application Withdrawn | 2015-12-10 |
Greaves Solar Farm New Energy for the World · SL/2015/0694 · 2.3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-11-03 |
Land at Lane Head Omicron Solar · SL/2015/0693 · 3.1 mo to decide | 5 | Application Refused | 2015-10-29 |
Sowerby Lodge Farm Gamma Solar Limited · B03/2014/0643 · 4.2 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-02-13 |
Roanhead Farm Fengate Capital · B03/2014/0473 · 2.6 mo to decide | 6.5 | Operational | 2014-09-25 |
Murley Moss - Additional Solar Design And Build Lake District National Park | — | Under Construction | — |
Burneside Mill Community Energy Cumbria · SL/2018/0855 | 0.5 | Operational | — |
Does Westmorland and Furness approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 39 solar farms Westmorland and Furness has decided, 85% were approved (33 granted, 6 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Westmorland and Furness?
The median time from application to decision is 3.8 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 Westmorland and Furness consented?
59 MW has been consented across 33 approved schemes, with 62 MW refused. A further 6 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Westmorland and Furness
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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