Land North of Saddler Nook Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land North of Saddler Nook Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Lancaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 22 October 2018; the record was last updated on 13 August 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
13 August 2019record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 22 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 October 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 13 August 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Delta Solar
- Planning authority
- Lancaster
- Planning application reference
- 15/00876/FUL
- Site area
- 11.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of, Saddler Nook Lane, Whittington, Carnforth
- Council area (by location)
- Lancaster
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5509
Who decides
| Applications | Lancaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinderbarrow Lane | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.3 |
| Ravens Close | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Fountain Lot Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.8 |
| Armistead Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (54.1878, -2.6285).