Moorhouse Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Moorhouse Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 November 2016; the record was last updated on 27 February 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
27 February 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 6 May 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 August 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 21 March 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 March 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 30 August 2016 | Construction started |
| 30 November 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Park Developments
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2014/0899
- Appeal reference
- APP/G0908/W/15/3130516
- Address (REPD)
- Moor House Farm, Winscales, Workington
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4903
Who decides
| Applications | Cumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 45 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillyhall Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 1.5 |
| Potato Pot Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 2.1 |
| Winscales Phase I and II | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 2.3 |
| Winscales Moor | wind farm | 6 | operational | 3.8 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 150 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Oldside Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.4 | operational | 5.3 |
| Iggesund Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 5.5 |
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 (54.614, -3.53).