Renewable energy projects in Preston
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Preston (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 7 approved but not running, 3 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 10 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 8 weeks from submission to decision.
10projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Preston decides
| Applications | Preston | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Preston
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Fell View Farm (Phase 1)solar farm | solar farm | 4.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2017 | Mar 2015 | granted Jul 2015 | Mar 2017 |
| Fell View Farm (Phase 2)solar farm | solar farm | 2.9 | operationalupdated Mar 2017 | Apr 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Mar 2017 |
| Global Ardour Recycling Limitedrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM Morrison Supermarket PV Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted May 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Preston College, St Vincents Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Park Head Farm, Carron Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Preston North End Football Stadium, Sir Tom Finney Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Brookhouse Millrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | operationalupdated Mar 2023 | Mar 2020 | granted Jul 2020 | Mar 2023 |
| Inchcape Jaguar Land Rover, Bluebell Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| Vantage Toyota, Admiral Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jul 2025 |
Postcode districts in Preston
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 Preston by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.