Solar, wind and battery projects near Windermere (LA23)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LA23 (Westmorland and Furness): 2 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is North James Cropper, Garnett Bridge Road (3 MW solar farm, approved on 17 January 2024, not yet built), 10.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LA23
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North James Cropper, Garnett Bridge Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Jan 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Westmorland and Furness | 10.0 |
| James Cropper Effluent Plantsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2020 | Dec 2019 | — | Jun 2020 | Westmorland and Furness | 10.0 |
| Burneside Mill, Burnesiderooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Feb 2021 | granted Apr 2021 | Jan 2022 | Westmorland and Furness | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| 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 | 4.9 |
| Burneside Millrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | — | — | Dec 2019 | Westmorland and Furness | 9.9 |
| Burneside Mill Solar Array - Phase 3rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | operationalupdated Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 | granted Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 | Westmorland and Furness | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the LA23 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 LA23, 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.