Fanny House Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Fanny House Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Lancaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 December 2015; the record was last updated on 22 December 2015.
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operationalstatus in REPD
22 December 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 21 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Primrose Solar
- Planning authority
- Lancaster
- Planning application reference
- 15/00243/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Fanny House Farm, Heysham
- Council area (by location)
- Lancaster
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5099
Who decides
| Applications | Lancaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanny House Farm, Bay Gateway | battery storage | 940 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Bay Gateway | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Middleton Clean Energy Plant | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Heysham Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Heysham South Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 2.2 |
| Hillside Farm, Lancaster Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| North Side Bay Gateway, Heysham | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Lancaster Power Extension, Middleton Road Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Port Of Heysham Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 3.2 |
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 (54.0521, -2.8783).