Kingmoor Park (5 MW solar farm)
Kingmoor Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 August 2020; the record was last updated on 1 August 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 August 2020record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 May 2019 | Application submitted |
| 1 January 2020 | Construction started |
| 1 August 2020 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Push Energy / Kingmoor Park
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 19/0391
- Address (REPD)
- Land West Of, Dukes Drive, Kingmoor Park North, Carlisle,
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- REPD reference
- 7375
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo Road, Cargo | battery storage | 200 | abandoned | 0.9 |
| Harker Moss | battery storage | 360 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Harker Grid Sub Station | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 1.4 |
| Heathlands | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.7 |
| Blackdyke Farm Battery Storage Project | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 1.7 |
| Low Harker Farm, Low Harker | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Blackdyke Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | abandoned | 2.3 |
| Blackdyke Farm, Blackford | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Blackdyke Farm, Blackford | battery storage | 340 | refused | 2.6 |
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 (54.9302, -2.972).