Cask Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Cask Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Fylde, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 12 October 2015; the record was last updated on 5 November 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
5 November 2015record last updated
Fyldecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 12 October 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 5 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Fylde
- Planning application reference
- 15/0406
- Site area
- 15.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cask Farm, Mythop Road, Weeton With Preese, Preston, Blackpool, Lancashire
- Council area (by location)
- Fylde
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5484
Who decides
| Applications | Fylde | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESS | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Peel Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Peel Road Phase 2 Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Lawns Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Lowland Farm, Peel Road | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Land off Moss Side Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Cocker Avenue Energy storage facility | battery storage | 7.5 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Aldon Road | battery storage | 6 | permission expired | 4.2 |
| West Moss Lane, Higher Ballam | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
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 (53.8059, -2.9629).