Gerard Hall Solar Farm (17 MW)
Gerard Hall Solar Farm is a 17 MW solar farm project in West Lancashire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 18 January 2016; the record was last updated on 5 February 2016.
17 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 February 2016record last updated
West Lancashirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 17 October 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 18 February 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 18 January 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- West Lancashire
- Planning application reference
- 2014/0601/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/P2365/W/15/3002667
- Site area
- 37.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North West And South West Of Gerard Hall Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6TA
- Council area (by location)
- West Lancashire
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1844
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| Back Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Fromby Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Lower Alt Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused | 5.6 |
| Perimeter Road, Kirkby | battery storage | 165 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Charleywood Road, Knowsley Industrial Park | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 6.2 |
| Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane | battery storage | 320 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Coopers Lane, Kirkby | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Cut Lane | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Unit 5 XL Business Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 7.9 |
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 (53.525, -2.9086).