Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane Solar Farm (20 MW)
Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Wyre, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 November 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 December 2025.
20 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 December 2025record last updated
Wyrecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 February 2025 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 November 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Greentech
- Planning authority
- Wyre
- Planning application reference
- 06/2025/0136
- Site area
- 24.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane, Preston
- Council area (by location)
- Wyre
- Time to decision
- 39 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17004
Who decides
| Applications | Wyre | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 11 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilsborrow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.4 |
| Westfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Mount Pleasant Farm, Green Lane | battery storage | 45 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Oakfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Clifton Marsh Farm, Preston New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Cooper House Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.3 |
| Newfold Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.6 |
| Turners Lane, Barnacre Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Penwortham Sub Station | battery storage | 50 | permission expired | 9.1 |
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 (53.8252, -2.7987).