Cinderbarrow Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Cinderbarrow Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 29 January 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
29 January 2019record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 21 January 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 January 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 29 January 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Livos Energy
- Planning authority
- Lancaster
- Planning application reference
- 15/00949/FUL
- Site area
- 10.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of, Cinderbarrow Lane, Priest Hutton, Carnforth
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5846
Who decides
| Applications | Lancaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land North of Saddler Nook Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 7.3 |
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 (54.1677, -2.7356).