Land at Skelton Radio Transmitter Site (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Skelton Radio Transmitter Site is a 5 MW solar farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 12 April 2017; the record was last updated on 2 May 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
2 May 2017record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 12 April 2017 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 2 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- New Energy for the World
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- 15/0907
- Site area
- 9.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at, Skelton Radio Transmitter Site, Skelton, Penrith, Cumbria, North West
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- REPD reference
- 5905
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town End Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 0.9 |
| Solar Panels at Devonshire Square | solar farm | 30 | refused | 2.4 |
| Land at Calthwaite | battery storage | 6 | permission expired | 2.8 |
| Lamonby Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 3.4 |
| Hay Close Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | appeal withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Berrier Hill | wind farm | 22.5 | refused on appeal | 6.9 |
| Moss Thorn Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 8.2 |
| Roxane UK, Armathwaite Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Bowscar | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 8.9 |
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 (54.7255, -2.8781).