Renewable energy projects in Fylde
25 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Fylde (REPD, July 2026 extract): 6 pending, 6 approved but not running, 9 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 3 of 19 decided applications (16%; UK 19%), with a median 19 weeks from submission to decision.
25projects in the council area
6awaiting a decision
6approved, not running
16%of decisions refused
How Fylde decides
| Applications | Fylde | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Fylde
Projects of 1 MW and more (21)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowland Farm, Peel Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Clifton Marsh Farm, Preston New Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Aug 2024 |
| Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESSsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | Feb 2026 | — | — |
| Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESSbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | application submitted | Feb 2026 | — | — |
| West Moss Lane, Higher Ballambattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Jul 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Lawns Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Oct 2021 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| Peel Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Peel Road Phase 2 Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 13 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Mar 2025 |
| Cooper House Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2016 | May 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | May 2016 |
| Cask Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Nov 2015 | Jun 2015 | refused Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| Newfold Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Oct 2018 | Aug 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Oct 2018 |
| Land off Moss Side Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Dec 2017 |
| Oakfield Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Jan 2015 | granted Apr 2015 | Oct 2016 |
| Staining Wood Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | May 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Aug 2016 |
| Land To The South Of Todderstaffesolar farm | solar farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Jun 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jul 2017 |
| Clifton Marsh Wwtwsolar farm | solar farm | 4.5 | refusedupdated Jan 2017 | Jan 2016 | refused Jan 2017 | Jan 2017 |
| Clifton Marsh Wastewater Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 3.2 | operationalupdated Sep 2019 | Nov 2017 | granted Aug 2018 | Sep 2019 |
| Clifton Marsh Waste Water Treatment Worksbattery storage | battery storage | 2 | operationalupdated Jun 2020 | Aug 2019 | granted Aug 2019 | Jun 2020 |
| Oakfield Farm - extensionsolar farm | solar farm | 1.7 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Oct 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Oct 2016 |
| Clifton Marsh Wastewater Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | operationalupdated Sep 2019 | Aug 2017 | granted May 2018 | Sep 2019 |
| Three Nooks Wood, Weeton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeton Barracks, Grantham Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.7 | under constructionupdated Feb 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Arnold Clark Blackpool Vauxhall, Whitehills Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — |
| Merlewood Caravan Park, Cartford Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.1 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Dec 2025 |
| National Car Parks, St Georges Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
Postcode districts in Fylde
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Fylde by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.