Greaves Solar Farm (5 MW)
Greaves Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 29 June 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 June 2016record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 3 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- New Energy for the World
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- SL/2015/0694
- Site area
- 8.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Greaves Farm, Popplemire Lane, Old Hutton, Kendal
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5793
Who decides
| Applications | Westmorland and Furness | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 42 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 14 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 9 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskrigg End Road, Old Hutton | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Greenmoor Bank | battery storage | 50 | refused | 1.8 |
| Armistead Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 3.2 |
| Killington Wind Farm | wind farm | 10.2 | abandoned | 5.7 |
| Lambrigg Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Firbank Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.7 | refused | 8.0 |
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 (54.2859, -2.6851).