Renewable energy projects in Wyre
18 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Wyre (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 9 approved but not running, 5 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 4 of 19 decided applications (21%; UK 19%), with a median 19 weeks from submission to decision.
18projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
21%of decisions refused
How Wyre decides
| Applications | Wyre | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 11 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Projects in Wyre
Projects of 1 MW and more (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Farm, Green Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 45 | under constructionupdated May 2026 | Dec 2022 | granted Oct 2023 | May 2026 |
| Turners Lane, Barnacre Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2023 | granted Aug 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Eagland Hillsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | application submittedupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Sep 2024 |
| Snapewood Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Apr 2025 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Cocker Avenue Energy storage facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 7.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2021 | Apr 2021 | granted Jun 2021 | May 2021 |
| Aldon Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 6 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2020 | Sep 2017 | granted Dec 2017 | Jun 2020 |
| Westfield Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | Nov 2014 | granted May 2015 | Feb 2016 |
| Bilsborrow Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Mar 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Dec 2017 |
| Orchard Endwind farm | wind farm | 4 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | May 2009 | granted Dec 2010 | Mar 2015 |
| Land Hill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.5 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Nov 2019 |
| Dewlay Cheese Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | operationalupdated Dec 2010 | Jun 2008 | granted Sep 2008 | Dec 2010 |
| Cross House Farm Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | refusedupdated Oct 2012 | Dec 2011 | refused Sep 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| Fleetwood Water Treatment Worksrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | Jul 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Jun 2016 |
| Foxfield Nurseries, School Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victrex Plant, Hillhouse International Worksrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Moors Farm, Hambletonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Archway Travel, Copse Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 |
Postcode districts in Wyre
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 Wyre by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.