Aspatria (19 MW solar farm)
Aspatria is a 19 MW solar farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2015; the record was last updated on 4 October 2016.
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operationalstatus in REPD
4 October 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 18 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- United Photovoltaics
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2014/0468
- Site area
- 32.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Pasture Farm, Westnewon Road, Aspatria, Wigton, Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2007
Who decides
| Applications | Cumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 45 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westnewton | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 1.4 |
| Warwick Hall | wind farm | 12 | refused | 1.7 |
| Westnewton (withdrawn) | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 1.8 |
| West Farm, Aspatria | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Lancarr | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 2.4 |
| West Newton | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.3 |
| Brownrigg Hall Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | refused | 4.0 |
| Threapland Lees | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 4.4 |
| Wharrels Hill | solar farm | 14.6 | appeal withdrawn | 6.1 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.778, -3.3241).