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Solar, wind and battery projects near Barrow-in-Furness (LA14)

18 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LA14 (Westmorland and Furness): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Roosecote Power Station, Rampside Road (50 MW battery storage, application submitted on 27 August 2025, no decision recorded), 3.1 km away. Offshore, 6 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Ormonde Offshore (150 MW, operational), 13.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

18projects within 10 km
5awaiting a decision
6approved, not running
4operational

Projects within 10 km of LA14

Projects of 1 MW and more (12)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Cavendish Dock Roadfloating solarfloating solar40application submittedupdated Mar 2026Mar 2025—Mar 2026Westmorland and Furness2.0
Dova Way, Barrow Islandsolar farmsolar farm2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023Nov 2022granted Mar 2023Mar 2023Westmorland and Furness2.1
Sowerby Lodge Farmsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Sep 2018Oct 2014granted Feb 2015Sep 2018Westmorland and Furness2.3
Sowerby Lodgesolar farmsolar farm4.2permission expiredupdated Dec 2019Mar 2015granted Feb 2016Dec 2019Westmorland and Furness2.7
Roosecote Power Station, Rampside Roadbattery storagebattery storage50application submittedupdated Oct 2025Aug 2025—Oct 2025Westmorland and Furness3.1
Roosecotebattery storagebattery storage49operationalupdated Nov 2018——Nov 2018Westmorland and Furness3.1
Sandscale Parksolar farmsolar farm2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022Nov 2022granted Mar 2023May 2022Westmorland and Furness3.3
Bleabeck Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10application submittedupdated Mar 2025Feb 2025—Mar 2025Westmorland and Furness5.9
Roanhead Farmsolar farmsolar farm6.5operationalupdated Dec 2015Jul 2014granted Sep 2014Dec 2015Westmorland and Furness6.4
Solar Farm at Bleabeck Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10application submittedupdated Mar 2026Feb 2025—Mar 2026Westmorland and Furness6.6
Hill Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5application withdrawnupdated Feb 2016Aug 2015—Feb 2016Westmorland and Furness7.4
Askamwind farmwind farm4.6operationalupdated Dec 2019Mar 1995granted Oct 1997Dec 2019Westmorland and Furness8.0
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
North Road - Roof Mounted Solar Arraysrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022Dec 2021granted Jan 2022May 2022Westmorland and Furness1.1
Wm Morrison Supermarkets, The Strand PV equipmentrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated May 2024Mar 2024granted May 2024May 2024Westmorland and Furness1.2
Barrow Leisure Centre, Greengate Streetrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025May 2025granted Aug 2025Sep 2025Westmorland and Furness1.3
JJC Waste Management, Sandscale Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023Jun 2023granted Jul 2023Aug 2023Westmorland and Furness3.8
Greenhaume Farm, Askam Roadwind turbinewind turbine—application submittedupdated Sep 2024Aug 2024—Sep 2024Westmorland and Furness5.9
Greenhaume Farm, Askam Roadwind turbinewind turbine—refusedupdated Jan 2026Aug 2024refused Jan 2026Jan 2026Westmorland and Furness5.9

Distance from the average position of the LA14 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 farm8222024
Rooftop solar404001.7
Floating solar1100040
Wind farm100100
Wind turbine210010
Battery storage2101050

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

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Ormonde Offshore150operationalupdated Aug 201713.9
Barrow90operationalupdated Nov 201714.8
Walney 1184operationalupdated Sep 202020.5
West of Duddon Sands389operationalupdated Aug 202021.1
Walney 2184operationalupdated Sep 202025.0
Walney 3659operationalupdated Jun 202033.3

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 Westmorland and Furness decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsWestmorland and FurnessUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)6810,236
Refused30 (44%)19%
Solar refused14 of 4212%
Onshore wind refused14 of 1945%
Battery storage refused2 of 716%
Median time from submission to decision34.6 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed9 / 9—

All projects in Westmorland and Furness

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 LA14, 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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