Solar, wind and battery projects near Preston (PR3)
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PR3 (Wyre): 8 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Mount Pleasant Farm, Green Lane (45 MW battery storage, under construction since 1 October 2025), 1.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PR3
Projects of 1 MW and more (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Farm, Green Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 45 | under constructionupdated May 2026 | Dec 2022 | granted Oct 2023 | May 2026 | Wyre | 1.6 |
| Westfield Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | Nov 2014 | granted May 2015 | Feb 2016 | Wyre | 3.1 |
| Bilsborrow Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Mar 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Dec 2017 | Wyre | 3.5 |
| Turners Lane, Barnacre Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2023 | granted Aug 2025 | Feb 2026 | Wyre | 3.9 |
| Dewlay Cheese Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | operationalupdated Dec 2010 | Jun 2008 | granted Sep 2008 | Dec 2010 | Wyre | 5.0 |
| Cross House Farm Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | refusedupdated Oct 2012 | Dec 2011 | refused Sep 2012 | Oct 2012 | Wyre | 5.4 |
| Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Wyre | 6.9 |
| Snapewood Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Apr 2025 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 | Wyre | 8.1 |
| Global Ardour Recycling Limitedrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Jul 2025 | Preston | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Head Farm, Carron Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 | Preston | 2.6 |
| Preston College, St Vincents Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Preston | 9.2 |
| Inchcape Jaguar Land Rover, Bluebell Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | Preston | 9.4 |
Distance from the average position of the PR3 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 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 53.4 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wind turbine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Wyre decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Wyre | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 11 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
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 PR3, 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.