Mill Farm (5 MW solar farm, REPD 5803)
Mill Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wigan, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 14 December 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
14 December 2018record last updated
Wigancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 16 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 December 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 14 December 2018
- Operator or applicant
- RALOS New Energy
- Planning authority
- Wigan
- Planning application reference
- A/15/81185/MAJOR
- Site area
- 10.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Mill Farm, Downall Green Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan
- Council area (by location)
- Wigan
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5803
Who decides
| Applications | Wigan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandyforth Farm, Ashton Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Kilshaw Street | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 4.4 |
| Far Moor | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Tontine Road | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Burtonhead Road | battery storage | 30 | abandoned | 7.8 |
| Kenyon Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.9 |
| Pikelaw Place | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 8.3 |
| Land South Of Joy Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.9 |
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 (53.496, -2.66).