High Parkfoot Farm (20 MW solar farm)
High Parkfoot Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 July 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 September 2020. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 21 July 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 21 July 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR4), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2018 | Application submitted |
| 21 July 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 July 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 18/0197
- Site area
- 0.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at High Park Foot Farm, Roadhead, Carlisle, Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 227 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 6588
Who decides
| Applications | Cumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 45 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaps Rigg Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (55.0551, -2.7706).