Solar, wind and battery projects near Poulton-le-Fylde (FY6)
28 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of FY6 (Wyre): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 14 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESS (40 MW solar farm, application submitted on 5 February 2026, no decision recorded), 5.1 km away. Offshore, 4 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Barrow (90 MW, operational), 24.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of FY6
Projects of 1 MW and more (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Hill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.5 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Nov 2019 | Wyre | 2.8 |
| Aldon Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 6 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2020 | Sep 2017 | granted Dec 2017 | Jun 2020 | Wyre | 2.8 |
| 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 | Wyre | 2.8 |
| Bristol Avenuebattery storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted May 2021 | May 2021 | Blackpool | 3.7 |
| Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESSsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | Feb 2026 | — | — | Fylde | 5.1 |
| Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESSbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | application submitted | Feb 2026 | — | — | Fylde | 5.1 |
| Land To The South Of Todderstaffesolar farm | solar farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Jun 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jul 2017 | Fylde | 5.1 |
| Fleetwood Water Treatment Worksrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | Jul 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Jun 2016 | Wyre | 5.2 |
| Cask Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Nov 2015 | Jun 2015 | refused Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 | Fylde | 7.0 |
| Eagland Hillsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | application submittedupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Sep 2024 | Wyre | 7.8 |
| Foxfield Nurseries, School Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Wyre | 8.2 |
| Orchard Endwind farm | wind farm | 4 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | May 2009 | granted Dec 2010 | Mar 2015 | Wyre | 8.4 |
| Peel Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Fylde | 9.4 |
| Peel Road Phase 2 Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 13 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Mar 2025 | Fylde | 9.4 |
| Staining Wood Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | May 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Aug 2016 | Fylde | 9.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victrex Plant, Hillhouse International Worksrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | Wyre | 2.3 |
| Moors Farm, Hambletonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Wyre | 2.4 |
| Unity College, Warbreck Hill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 | Blackpool | 5.3 |
| Archway Travel, Copse Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Wyre | 5.4 |
| Blackpool Victoria Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Blackpool | 5.7 |
| Weeton Barracks, Grantham Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.7 | under constructionupdated Feb 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Feb 2025 | Fylde | 5.7 |
| Merlewood Caravan Park, Cartford Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.1 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Dec 2025 | Fylde | 6.6 |
| Blackpool Police Divisional Headquartersrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Blackpool | 8.1 |
| Marton Mere Holiday Village, Mythop Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Blackpool | 8.1 |
| Tesco Stores, Clifton Retail Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Blackpool | 8.2 |
| St Georges Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Dec 2025 | Blackpool | 8.2 |
| Arnold Clark Blackpool Vauxhall, Whitehills Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — | Fylde | 8.8 |
| Progress Waysolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2022 | Sep 2022 | — | Oct 2022 | Blackpool | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the FY6 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 69.9 |
| Rooftop solar | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 92.5 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | 90 | operationalupdated Nov 2017 | 24.9 |
| West of Duddon Sands | 389 | operationalupdated Aug 2020 | 34.1 |
| Ormonde Offshore | 150 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | 38.7 |
| Walney 1 | 184 | operationalupdated Sep 2020 | 39.9 |
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 Wyre decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
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 FY6, 3 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.