Land at Wreay (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Wreay 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 29 March 2017; the record was last updated on 31 May 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 May 2017record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 October 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 12 January 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 4 August 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 August 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 29 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- 15/0653
- Appeal reference
- APP/H0928/W/15/3140750
- Site area
- 15.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Wreay, Calthwaite, Penrith, Carlisle
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5525
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands Farm Wind | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 4.8 |
| Hay Close Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | appeal withdrawn | 6.4 |
| Grassing Rome Street | battery storage | 15.5 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Solar Panels at Devonshire Square | solar farm | 30 | refused | 8.1 |
| Land between Orton Park Farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 8.5 |
| Land at Calthwaite | battery storage | 6 | permission expired | 9.3 |
| Roxane UK, Armathwaite Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
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 (54.8195, -2.8971).