Ewanrigg Farmhouse, Ewanrigg Solar Farm (13 MW)
Ewanrigg Farmhouse, Ewanrigg Solar Farm is a 13 MW solar farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 June 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 June 2026.
13 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 June 2026record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 June 2025 | Application submitted |
| 3 June 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 June 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- FUL/2025/0080
- Site area
- 19.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ewanrigg Farmhouse, Ewanrigg Lonning, Ewanrigg, Maryport
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 52 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ewanrigg Farmhouse, Ewanrigg - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18951
Recorded together with Ewanrigg Farmhouse, Ewanrigg (battery storage, approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Flimby Hall Farm | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 2.5 |
| St Helen's Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Fleeter Wood Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | abandoned | 4.5 |
| Iggesund Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 5.8 |
| Former Broughton Lodge Resubmission | wind farm | 9 | refused | 6.0 |
| Oldside Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.4 | operational | 6.6 |
| Winscales Moor | wind farm | 6 | operational | 6.8 |
| Tallentire Hill | wind farm | 12 | operational | 8.2 |
| Winscales Phase I and II | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 8.4 |
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 (54.7033, -3.4874).