Fromby Lane Solar Farm (5 MW)
Fromby Lane Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Lancashire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 26 March 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
appeal withdrawnstatus in REPD
26 March 2020record last updated
West Lancashirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 9 October 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 April 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 22 April 2016 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 26 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Fromby Lane Solar
- Planning authority
- West Lancashire
- Planning application reference
- 2015/0760/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/P2365/W/16/3146746
- Site area
- 10.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The Rear Of Old Waggoners Cottage, Formby Lane, Aughton
- Council area (by location)
- West Lancashire
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5927
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fromby Lane Solar Farm 2015/0425/FUL | 5 | 29 April 2015 | withdrawn 9 July 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 1.2 |
| Gerard Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | refused on appeal | 3.6 |
| Lower Alt Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused | 4.2 |
| Land at Tip Field | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 6.2 |
| Jemmys Carr | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 6.3 |
| Ringtail Airfield | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.5 |
| North Moss Lane Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane | battery storage | 320 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Orrell Hill | solar farm | 20 | refused | 7.5 |
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 (53.5529, -2.9377).