Land South Of Joy Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land South Of Joy Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Warrington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 17 August 2015; the record was last updated on 2 September 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 September 2015record last updated
Warringtoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 August 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- SEP Burtonwood
- Planning authority
- Warrington
- Planning application reference
- 2015/25803
- Site area
- 6.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of, Joy Lane, And West Of Wrights Lane, Burtonwood, Warrington
- Council area (by location)
- Warrington
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5304
Who decides
| Applications | Warrington | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hut Group, Skyline Drive | rooftop solar | 6.8 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Land south of 50 Station Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.1 |
| Mowcroft Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.1 | refused | 4.8 |
| Station Road, Fiddlers Ferry | battery storage | 250 | refused | 4.8 |
| Warrington Home Solar Scheme | rooftop solar | 5.3 | operational | 4.9 |
| Fiddlers Ferry Power Station | battery storage | 150 | under construction | 5.2 |
| Sutton Manor | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Burtonhead Road | battery storage | 30 | abandoned | 6.0 |
| Kenyon Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.3 |
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 (53.4163, -2.6584).