Fountain Lot Solar Farm (5 MW)
Fountain Lot Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 12 January 2016; the record was last updated on 1 December 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
1 December 2015record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 12 January 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 1 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- New Energy for the World
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 08/2015/16260
- Site area
- 13.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Fountain Lot Land At, Bentham, Bentham, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5906
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens Close | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Land North of Saddler Nook Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 9.8 |
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 (54.1353, -2.508).