Renewable energy projects in West Lancashire
26 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in West Lancashire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 13 approved but not running, 3 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 6 of 24 decided applications (25%; UK 19%), with a median 11 weeks from submission to decision.
26projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
13approved, not running
25%of decisions refused
How West Lancashire decides
| Applications | West Lancashire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Projects in West Lancashire
Projects of 1 MW and more (16)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 320 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Tontine Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 70 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | Jan 2023 | — | Oct 2021 |
| Far Moorbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | — | Jun 2025 |
| Unit 5 XL Business Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | under constructionupdated Jun 2020 | Sep 2017 | granted Dec 2017 | Jun 2020 |
| Lower Alt Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 42 | refusedupdated Apr 2017 | Dec 2015 | refused Nov 2016 | Apr 2017 |
| Gerard Hall Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 17 | refused on appealupdated Feb 2016 | Jun 2014 | refused Oct 2014 | Feb 2016 |
| Wanes Blades Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 16 | refusedupdated May 2016 | Jul 2014 | refused Nov 2014 | May 2016 |
| Pikelaw Placebattery storage | battery storage | 10 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | May 2017 | granted Jul 2017 | Aug 2020 |
| Ringtail Airfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2017 | May 2015 | — | Aug 2017 |
| Land at Tip Fieldsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | under constructionupdated Mar 2020 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2016 | Mar 2020 |
| Fromby Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawnupdated Mar 2020 | Jul 2015 | refused Oct 2015 | Mar 2020 |
| Lathom (Pilkington Technical Centre)solar farm | solar farm | 2.5 | operationalupdated May 2019 | Apr 2018 | granted Jul 2018 | May 2019 |
| Barton House Farm, Pimbo Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 2.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jan 2025 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Lathom (Pilkington Technical Centre) Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 2 | operationalupdated Aug 2020 | Apr 2018 | granted Aug 2018 | Aug 2020 |
| Lower House Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.9 | refusedupdated Jan 2016 | Jul 2015 | refused Dec 2015 | Jan 2016 |
| Huntapac Produce Limited, Blackgate Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stopgate Lane, Simonswoodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Sanko Gosei Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | operationalupdated Sep 2022 | Dec 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Sep 2022 |
| Suttons Farm, Lord Sefton Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Hannah Food Services, Garnett Placerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| West Lancashire College, College Way -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Pimbo Road, By Paxton Place Jnct - Micro Energy Storage Projectbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — |
| St Francis Of Assisi Catholic Primary Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Wrightington Hospital, Hall Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Deans Lane Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2021 | Nov 2020 | granted Nov 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| Ormskirk General Hospital, Wigan Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
Postcode districts in West Lancashire
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 West Lancashire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.