Eagland Hill (15 MW solar farm)
Eagland Hill is a 15 MW solar farm project in Wyre, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 14 August 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 September 2024.
15 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
10 September 2024record last updated
Wyrecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 August 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 10 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- European Energy Photovoltaics Limited
- Planning authority
- Wyre
- Planning application reference
- 24/00603/LMAJ
- Site area
- 26.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South-East Of Eagland Hill
- Council area (by location)
- Wyre
- Name in REPD
- Eagland Hill - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 13983
Who decides
| Applications | Wyre | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 11 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snapewood Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Westfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.7 |
| Turners Lane, Barnacre Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Cocker Avenue Energy storage facility | battery storage | 7.5 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Aldon Road | battery storage | 6 | permission expired | 9.1 |
| Bilsborrow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.5 |
| Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (53.8987, -2.8737).