Bilsborrow Solar Farm (5 MW)
Bilsborrow Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wyre, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2017; the record was last updated on 4 December 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 December 2017record last updated
Wyrecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 15 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat Capital
- Planning authority
- Wyre
- Planning application reference
- 15/00260/LMAJ
- Site area
- 13.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Off, Moss Lane, Bilsborrow, Preston,
- Council area (by location)
- Wyre
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5163
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilsborrow Solar Farm 14/00558/LMAJ | 15 | 4 July 2014 | refused 17 November 2014 |
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Farm, Green Lane | battery storage | 45 | under construction | 2.4 |
| Westfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Turners Lane, Barnacre Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Snapewood Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Oakfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.9 |
| Eagland Hill | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 9.5 |
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 (53.8457, -2.7596).