Cleator Solar Park (5 MW)
Cleator Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 15 June 2016; the record was last updated on 1 July 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
1 July 2016record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 1 October 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 14 December 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 15 June 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Cleator Solar Park
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 4/14/2336/0F1
- Appeal reference
- APP/Z0923/W/15/3138554
- Address (REPD)
- Land between Woodend and Moor Row, Egremont
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 61 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5981
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleator Energy Storage Facility Extension | battery storage | 5 | application submitted | 0.2 |
| Cleator | battery storage | 10 | operational | 0.3 |
| Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Yeorton Hall Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 5.2 |
| Weddicar Rigg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 6.5 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 8.6 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | application withdrawn | 8.6 |
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 (54.5014, -3.5315).