Land at Tip Field (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Tip Field is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Lancashire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 September 2019; the record was last updated on 18 March 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
18 March 2020record last updated
West Lancashirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 23 September 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2019 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- BE Renewables
- Planning authority
- Sefton
- Planning application reference
- DC/2015/01265
- Site area
- 8.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Tip Field South Of, North Moss Lane, Formby, Liverpool
- Council area (by location)
- West Lancashire
- Time to decision
- 60 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5534
Who decides
| Applications | Sefton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jemmys Carr | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 0.4 |
| North Moss Lane Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Lower Alt Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused | 5.0 |
| Orrell Hill | solar farm | 20 | refused | 5.4 |
| Fromby Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Back Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 6.8 |
| Gerard Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | refused on appeal | 9.4 |
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 (53.5735, -3.0252).