Cooper House Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Cooper House Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Fylde, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2016; the record was last updated on 16 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 May 2016record last updated
Fyldecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 6 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Suncredit UK/ Vogt solar
- Planning authority
- Fylde
- Planning application reference
- 15/0329
- Site area
- 12.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cooper House Farm, Kirkham Road, Freckleton, Preston, Lancashire
- Council area (by location)
- Fylde
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5321
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfold Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 0.9 |
| Land off Moss Side Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Clifton Marsh Farm, Preston New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Oakfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Lowland Farm, Peel Road | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Lawns Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| West Moss Lane, Higher Ballam | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Peel Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Peel Road Phase 2 Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | application submitted | 6.9 |
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 (53.7664, -2.8762).