Lower Alt Wind Farm (42 MW)
Lower Alt Wind Farm is a 42 MW wind farm project in West Lancashire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 11 November 2016; the record was last updated on 4 April 2017.
42 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
4 April 2017record last updated
West Lancashirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 December 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Coriolis Energy / ESB
- Planning authority
- West Lancashire
- Planning application reference
- 2015/1055/FUL
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 137 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The West Cabin Lane, Great Altcar, Liverpool
- Council area (by location)
- West Lancashire
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2848
Who decides
| Applications | West Lancashire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orrell Hill | solar farm | 20 | refused | 3.4 |
| Back Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 3.7 |
| Fromby Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 4.2 |
| Jemmys Carr | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 4.8 |
| Land at Tip Field | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 5.0 |
| North Moss Lane Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Gerard Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | refused on appeal | 5.6 |
| Hawthorne Road | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 8.2 |
| Port of Liverpool wind | wind farm | 10 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (53.533, -2.9924).