Lowland Farm, Peel Road (100 MW battery storage)
Lowland Farm, Peel Road is a 100 MW battery storage project in Fylde, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 26 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 8 August 2025.
100 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
8 August 2025record last updated
Fyldecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 8 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Max Design Consultancy
- Planning authority
- Fylde
- Planning application reference
- 25/0371
- Address (REPD)
- Lowland Farm, Peel Road, Westby With Plumptons, Blackpool
- Council area (by location)
- Fylde
- Name in REPD
- Lowland Farm, Peel Road - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 18474
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawns Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| West Moss Lane, Higher Ballam | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Peel Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Peel Road Phase 2 Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Land off Moss Side Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Cask Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.8 |
| Newfold Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.7 |
| Cooper House Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESS | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.8 |
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 (53.7719, -2.9617).