Solar, wind and battery projects near Broughton-in-Furness (LA20)
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LA20 (Westmorland and Furness): 1 operational. The largest scheme is Kirkby Moor Repowering (18 MW wind farm, refused on 26 November 2015), 7.0 km away. Offshore, 5 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Ormonde Offshore (150 MW, operational), 27.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LA20
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkby Moorwind farm | wind farm | 4.8 | operationalupdated Aug 2019 | Dec 2014 | granted Jun 2017 | Aug 2019 | Westmorland and Furness | 6.1 |
| Kirkby Moor Repoweringwind farm | wind farm | 18 | refusedupdated Dec 2015 | Feb 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Dec 2015 | Westmorland and Furness | 7.0 |
| Gunson Height Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 7.8 | refusedupdated Oct 2011 | Jan 1996 | refused Oct 1997 | Oct 2011 | Westmorland and Furness | 8.2 |
| Lowick Beacon Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 1.2 | refusedupdated Oct 2011 | Jun 1995 | refused Oct 1997 | Oct 2011 | Westmorland and Furness | 8.8 |
| Lowick Beaconwind farm | wind farm | 4.2 | refusedupdated Sep 2011 | Aug 2000 | refused Mar 2001 | Sep 2011 | Westmorland and Furness | 8.9 |
Distance from the average position of the LA20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind farm | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormonde Offshore | 150 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | 27.3 |
| Barrow | 90 | operationalupdated Nov 2017 | 34.1 |
| Walney 1 | 184 | operationalupdated Sep 2020 | 34.7 |
| Walney 2 | 184 | operationalupdated Sep 2020 | 35.3 |
| West of Duddon Sands | 389 | operationalupdated Aug 2020 | 38.1 |
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 Westmorland and Furness decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Westmorland and Furness | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 42 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 14 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 9 / 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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.