Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage (150 MW)
Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 150 MW solar farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 July 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 July 2026. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010155).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 March 2025 | Application submitted |
| 2 July 2026 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 2 July 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Firma Energy / IB Vogt
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010155
- Site area
- 276.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- 1.1km east of Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14550
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010155)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010155). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Pot Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 1.8 |
| Lillyhall Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 2.5 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 3.4 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Moorhouse Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Winscales Phase I and II | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 4.0 |
| Weddicar Rigg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 5.0 |
| Winscales Moor | wind farm | 6 | operational | 5.3 |
| Iggesund Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 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 (54.596, -3.4777).