Renewable energy projects in Lancaster
27 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Lancaster (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 17 approved but not running, 7 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 5 of 30 decided applications (17%; UK 19%), with a median 28 weeks from submission to decision.
27projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
17approved, not running
17%of decisions refused
How Lancaster decides
| Applications | Lancaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Projects in Lancaster
Projects of 1 MW and more (22)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanny House Farm, Bay Gatewaybattery storage | battery storage | 940 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Heysham Energy Storage Projectbattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2025 | Aug 2021 | granted May 2022 | Jul 2025 |
| Bay Gatewaybattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Aug 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 |
| Hillside Farm, Lancaster Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| North Side Bay Gateway, Heyshambattery storage | battery storage | 90 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Lancaster Power Extension, Middleton Road Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2025 | Sep 2022 | granted May 2023 | Mar 2025 |
| Middleton Clean Energy Plantbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Oct 2018 | granted Jan 2020 | Sep 2022 |
| Moorside Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2024 | Jan 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Sep 2024 |
| Caton Road, Lancasterbattery storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Nov 2021 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Claughton Moorwind farm | wind farm | 23 | refusedupdated Jul 2013 | Feb 2013 | refused Jun 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| Hazelrigg Lane, Scotforth Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 16.5 | under constructionupdated Apr 2025 | Oct 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Apr 2025 |
| Caton Moor Windfarm Repoweringwind farm | wind farm | 16 | operationalupdated May 2009 | Nov 2002 | granted Oct 2004 | May 2009 |
| Port Of Heysham Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2014 | Sep 2011 | — | Jan 2014 |
| Heysham South Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Jul 2011 | granted Nov 2012 | May 2015 |
| Arna Wood Solarsolar farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Aug 2014 | granted Jul 2015 | Jul 2017 |
| Fanny House Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2015 | Mar 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| Land North of Saddler Nook Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Aug 2019 |
| Burrow Beck Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Salt Ayre Leisure Centre Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Jan 2021 | granted Apr 2021 | Feb 2022 |
| Lancaster University (wind)wind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Oct 2010 | granted Aug 2011 | Apr 2013 |
| Fanny House Farm/Heysham Mosswind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | Jan 2011 | granted Oct 2012 | Feb 2016 |
| Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Nov 2018 | Aug 2016 | granted Jan 2017 | Nov 2018 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southgate White, Lund Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Border Force Warehouse, South Quayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Peterson UK, North Quayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Brades Farm, Farleton Old Road, Farletonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Higher Crookhey Farm, Garstang Road Solar Panel Systemsolar farm | solar farm | 0.1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
Postcode districts in Lancaster
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA1 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| LA2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| LA3 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| LA4 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| LA5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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 Lancaster by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.