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Solar, wind and battery projects near Blackpool (FY4)

27 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of FY4 (Blackpool): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 14 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Lowland Farm, Peel Road (100 MW battery storage, application submitted on 26 June 2025, no decision recorded), 4.8 km away. Offshore, 4 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Barrow (90 MW, operational), 28.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

27projects within 10 km
5awaiting a decision
14approved, not running
3operational

Projects within 10 km of FY4

Projects of 1 MW and more (16)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Peel Roadbattery storagebattery storage20approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023Feb 2023granted Sep 2023Sep 2023Fylde3.4
Peel Road Phase 2 Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm13application submittedupdated Mar 2025Feb 2025—Mar 2025Fylde3.4
Lawns Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm25approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023Oct 2021granted Feb 2023Feb 2023Fylde4.3
West Moss Lane, Higher Ballambattery storagebattery storage30approved, not builtupdated May 2025Jul 2024granted Apr 2025May 2025Fylde4.5
Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESSsolar farmsolar farm40application submittedFeb 2026——Fylde4.5
Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESSbattery storagebattery storage40application submittedFeb 2026——Fylde4.5
Cask Farmsolar farmsolar farm5refusedupdated Nov 2015Jun 2015refused Oct 2015Nov 2015Fylde4.5
Staining Wood Farmsolar farmsolar farm4.9operationalupdated Aug 2016May 2015granted Sep 2015Aug 2016Fylde4.6
Lowland Farm, Peel Roadbattery storagebattery storage100application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025—Aug 2025Fylde4.8
Land To The South Of Todderstaffesolar farmsolar farm4.5operationalupdated Jul 2017Jun 2015granted Nov 2015Jul 2017Fylde5.6
Bristol Avenuebattery storagebattery storage25approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2021Jan 2021granted May 2021May 2021Blackpool6.5
Land off Moss Side Lanesolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Dec 2017Aug 2015granted Nov 2015Dec 2017Fylde6.6
Aldon Roadbattery storagebattery storage6permission expiredupdated Jun 2020Sep 2017granted Dec 2017Jun 2020Wyre6.7
Cocker Avenue Energy storage facilitybattery storagebattery storage7.5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2021Apr 2021granted Jun 2021May 2021Wyre6.8
Three Nooks Wood, Weeton Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar1.3approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023Feb 2023granted Mar 2023Mar 2023Fylde8.9
Newfold Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5abandonedupdated Oct 2018Aug 2015granted Dec 2015Oct 2018Fylde9.3
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
St Georges Schoolrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Oct 2025granted Dec 2025Dec 2025Blackpool0.9
Marton Mere Holiday Village, Mythop Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023Feb 2023granted Apr 2023Apr 2023Blackpool1.1
Progress Waysolar farmsolar farm0.2application withdrawnupdated Oct 2022Sep 2022—Oct 2022Blackpool1.2
Blackpool Police Divisional Headquartersrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023Apr 2023granted Jun 2023Jul 2023Blackpool2.2
Wallis Building Designs, Midgeland Roadsolar farmsolar farm0.2application withdrawnupdated Oct 2022Sep 2022—Oct 2022Blackpool2.3
Tesco Stores, Clifton Retail Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Oct 2025granted Dec 2025Jan 2026Blackpool2.4
Arnold Clark Blackpool Vauxhall, Whitehills Business Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2application submittedJun 2026——Fylde2.9
Blackpool Victoria Hospitalrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024Feb 2024granted Mar 2024Mar 2024Blackpool3.4
National Car Parks, St Georges Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025granted Jul 2025Aug 2025Fylde4.3
Unity College, Warbreck Hill Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025granted Sep 2025Sep 2025Blackpool5.1
Weeton Barracks, Grantham Roadsolar farmsolar farm0.7under constructionupdated Feb 2025Apr 2024granted Sep 2024Feb 2025Fylde6.5

Distance from the average position of the FY4 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm11223178.7
Rooftop solar918003.7
Battery storage72400222

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Barrow90operationalupdated Nov 201728.5
Burbo Bank90operationalupdated Feb 201835.2
West of Duddon Sands389operationalupdated Aug 202035.8
Burbo Bank Extension (Burbo Bank 2)258operationalupdated May 201838.1

Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.

How Blackpool decides solar, wind and battery applications

Blackpool has 7 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.

All projects in Blackpool

Is the status up to date?

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. Near FY4, 4 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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