Solar, wind and battery projects near Kendal (LA9)
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LA9 (Westmorland and Furness): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 7 operational. The largest live scheme is Eskrigg End Road, Old Hutton (200 MW battery storage, approved on 10 July 2025, not yet built), 6.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LA9
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| 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 | 3.6 |
| James Cropper Effluent Plantsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2020 | Dec 2019 | — | Jun 2020 | Westmorland and Furness | 3.6 |
| Burneside Mill, Burnesiderooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Jan 2022 | Feb 2021 | granted Apr 2021 | Jan 2022 | Westmorland and Furness | 3.6 |
| Greenmoor Bankbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | refusedupdated Nov 2018 | May 2017 | refused Jan 2018 | Nov 2018 | Westmorland and Furness | 5.5 |
| Greaves Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jun 2016 | Westmorland and Furness | 5.8 |
| Eskrigg End Road, Old Huttonbattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Westmorland and Furness | 6.2 |
| Lambrigg Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2011 | Jun 1998 | granted Jul 1999 | Apr 2011 | Westmorland and Furness | 7.1 |
| Killington Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 10.2 | abandonedupdated Dec 2014 | Oct 2012 | granted Feb 2014 | Dec 2014 | Westmorland and Furness | 7.6 |
| Armistead Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 12 | operationalupdated May 2013 | Mar 2008 | granted Jul 2010 | May 2013 | Westmorland and Furness | 8.7 |
| Firbank Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9.7 | refusedupdated Oct 2011 | Sep 1998 | refused Dec 1998 | Oct 2011 | Westmorland and Furness | 9.2 |
| Barkin House Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 4.7 | refusedupdated Oct 2011 | Sep 1998 | refused Apr 1999 | Oct 2011 | Westmorland and Furness | 9.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendal Leisure Centre, Burton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — | Westmorland and Furness | 1.2 |
| Murley Moss - Additional Solar Design And Buildsolar farm | solar farm | — | under constructionupdated Mar 2026 | — | — | Mar 2026 | Westmorland and Furness | 1.7 |
| South Stilling Tanks Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | operationalupdated Jul 2023 | Sep 2020 | granted Apr 2021 | Jul 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 3.2 |
| Burneside Mill Solar Array - Phase 3rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | operationalupdated Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 | granted Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 | Westmorland and Furness | 3.6 |
| Burneside Millrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | — | — | Dec 2019 | Westmorland and Furness | 3.7 |
Distance from the average position of the LA9 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 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wind farm | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.