Land off Moss Side Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land off Moss Side Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Fylde, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 1 December 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 December 2017record last updated
Fyldecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- WEL Solar Park 11
- Planning authority
- Fylde
- Planning application reference
- 15/0530
- Site area
- 9.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land north of Moss Side Lane and south of the Railway, Ribby with Wrea, Preston
- Council area (by location)
- Fylde
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5928
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land off Moss Side Lane 14/0696 | 18 | 1 October 2014 | refused 4 February 2015 |
Who decides
| Applications | Fylde | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowland Farm, Peel Road | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Lawns Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Newfold Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.7 |
| West Moss Lane, Higher Ballam | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Peel Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Peel Road Phase 2 Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Cooper House Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Cask Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.1 |
| Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESS | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.3 |
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 (53.775, -2.9298).