Renewable energy projects in South Ribble
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in South Ribble (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 9 approved but not running, 2 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 13 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 6 weeks from submission to decision.
16projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How South Ribble decides
| Applications | South Ribble | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 6.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in South Ribble
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penworthambattery storage | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | May 2022 |
| Penwortham Sub Stationbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Sep 2017 | granted May 2021 | Aug 2020 |
| Howick Hall Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2021 | Jan 2021 | — | Mar 2021 |
| The Glowhousebattery storage | battery storage | 5 | under constructionupdated Feb 2021 | Sep 2020 | granted Oct 2020 | Feb 2021 |
| Leyland Trucks Limited, Croston Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Carver Hay, moss lanesolar farm | solar farm | 2.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | Oct 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Apr 2017 |
| AB Inbev UKrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.2 | abandonedupdated Jan 2020 | Oct 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jan 2020 |
| BAE Samlesbury Aerodromesolar farm | solar farm | 2 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Jun 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Mar 2016 |
| Leyland Trucks, Croston Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Navigator Tissue UK, Badger Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Jan 2026 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banksfield Place, Walton Summit Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Four Oaks Road, Walton Summitrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| Merlin Diesel Systems, Bradkirk Placerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Vodafone Building, Carr Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Moss Side Way - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Globe Mill, Midge Hall Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
Postcode districts in South Ribble
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 South Ribble by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.