Far Moor (50 MW battery storage)
Far Moor is a 50 MW battery storage project in West Lancashire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 29 April 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 June 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
18 June 2025record last updated
West Lancashirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 April 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 18 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Greenfield Energy Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- West Lancashire
- Planning application reference
- 2025/0361/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- South West Of New Fold Orrell
- Council area (by location)
- West Lancashire
- Name in REPD
- Far Moor - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18717
Who decides
| Applications | West Lancashire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tontine Road | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Kilshaw Street | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 2.9 |
| Sandyforth Farm, Ashton Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Pikelaw Place | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 3.3 |
| Mill Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.3 |
| Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Unit 5 XL Business Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 7.0 |
| Thompson House Equestrian farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane | battery storage | 320 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
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 (53.5275, -2.7192).