Bowscar (5 MW solar farm)
Bowscar is a 5 MW solar farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 7 June 2019; the record was last updated on 11 June 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
11 June 2019record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 October 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 February 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 June 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 June 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 7 June 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 11 June 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Psi Solar
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- 15/0657
- Appeal reference
- APP/H0928/W/16/3143418
- Site area
- 10.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North of Bowscar Road, Bowscar, Penrith
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5696
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grise | wind farm | 27 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
| Moss Thorn Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 5.4 |
| Roxane UK, Armathwaite Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Land at Calthwaite | battery storage | 6 | permission expired | 7.5 |
| Land at Skelton Radio Transmitter Site | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 8.9 |
| Town End Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 9.5 |
| Solar Panels at Devonshire Square | solar farm | 30 | refused | 9.8 |
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 (54.7052, -2.7448).