Solar, wind and battery projects near Ambleside (LA22)
1 solar, wind or battery project of 150 kW or more is recorded within 10 km of the centre of LA22 (Westmorland and Furness): 1 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Low Wood Hotel (0.2 MW rooftop solar, approved on 9 March 2023, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 3.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LA22
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Wood Hotelrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 3.1 |
Distance from the average position of the LA22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
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. Near LA22, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed).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.