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Solar, wind and battery projects near Millom (LA18)

20 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LA18 (Cumberland): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 7 operational. The largest live scheme is Langthwaite Farm (12 MW wind farm, application submitted on 30 March 2012, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 1.5 km away. Offshore, 6 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Ormonde Offshore (150 MW, operational), 17.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

20projects within 10 km
4awaiting a decision
3approved, not running
7operational

Projects within 10 km of LA18

Projects of 1 MW and more (16)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Langthwaite Farmwind farmwind farm12application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2019Mar 2012—Jun 2019Cumberland1.5
Haverigg Extension Wind Farmwind farmwind farm2.4operationalupdated Apr 2011May 1991granted Aug 1991Apr 2011Cumberland3.4
Haverigg Repowering (Haverigg II)wind farmwind farm1.2operationalupdated Apr 2011Apr 2002granted Aug 2002Apr 2011Cumberland3.4
Haverigg Prisonwind farmwind farm9abandonedupdated Oct 2016Jan 2015granted Jun 2015Oct 2016Cumberland3.6
Roanhead Farmsolar farmsolar farm6.5operationalupdated Dec 2015Jul 2014granted Sep 2014Dec 2015Westmorland and Furness6.3
Bleabeck Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10application submittedupdated Mar 2025Feb 2025—Mar 2025Westmorland and Furness6.3
Solar Farm at Bleabeck Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm10application submittedupdated Mar 2026Feb 2025—Mar 2026Westmorland and Furness6.8
Askamwind farmwind farm4.6operationalupdated Dec 2019Mar 1995granted Oct 1997Dec 2019Westmorland and Furness7.1
Hill Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5application withdrawnupdated Feb 2016Aug 2015—Feb 2016Westmorland and Furness7.6
Sandscale Parksolar farmsolar farm2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022Nov 2022granted Mar 2023May 2022Westmorland and Furness8.1
Furness Wind Farm/High Winds (Harlock Repowering)wind farmwind farm11.5operationalupdated Jun 2020Sep 2011granted Jul 2014Jun 2020Westmorland and Furness8.4
Kirkby Moor Repoweringwind farmwind farm18refusedupdated Dec 2015Feb 2015refused Nov 2015Dec 2015Westmorland and Furness8.4
Harlock Hill Wind Farmwind farmwind farm2.5operationalupdated Aug 2016Feb 1995granted May 1996Aug 2016Westmorland and Furness8.5
Sowerby Lodgesolar farmsolar farm4.2permission expiredupdated Dec 2019Mar 2015granted Feb 2016Dec 2019Westmorland and Furness8.5
Sowerby Lodge Farmsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Sep 2018Oct 2014granted Feb 2015Sep 2018Westmorland and Furness8.8
Gunson Height Wind Farmwind farmwind farm7.8refusedupdated Oct 2011Jan 1996refused Oct 1997Oct 2011Westmorland and Furness8.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
North Lane, Haveriggsolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022Nov 2021granted Jan 2022Mar 2022Cumberland2.9
JJC Waste Management, Sandscale Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023Jun 2023granted Jul 2023Aug 2023Westmorland and Furness7.6
Greenhaume Farm, Askam Roadwind turbinewind turbine—refusedupdated Jan 2026Aug 2024refused Jan 2026Jan 2026Westmorland and Furness7.6
Greenhaume Farm, Askam Roadwind turbinewind turbine—application submittedupdated Sep 2024Aug 2024—Sep 2024Westmorland and Furness7.8

Distance from the average position of the LA18 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 farm8222022.2
Rooftop solar101000.7
Wind farm9105212
Wind turbine210010

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

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Ormonde Offshore150operationalupdated Aug 201717.6
Barrow90operationalupdated Nov 201725.0
Walney 1184operationalupdated Sep 202025.0
Walney 2184operationalupdated Sep 202026.4
West of Duddon Sands389operationalupdated Aug 202028.3
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 Cumberland decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsCumberlandUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)9110,236
Refused30 (33%)19%
Solar refused4 of 3212%
Onshore wind refused25 of 4545%
Battery storage refused1 of 1416%
Median time from submission to decision22.4 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed7 / 9—

All projects in Cumberland

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 LA18, 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.

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