Moorside Farm Solar Farm (28 MW)
Moorside Farm Solar Farm is a 28 MW solar farm project in Lancaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 September 2024. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 14 November 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 14 November 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 14 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 November 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Opdenergy UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Lancaster
- Planning application reference
- 22/00017/FUL
- Site area
- 28.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adjacent Moorside Farm Grimeshaw Lane Quernmore Lancaster
- Council area (by location)
- Lancaster
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- Name in REPD
- Moorside Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 8497
Who decides
| Applications | Lancaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caton Road, Lancaster | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Hazelrigg Lane, Scotforth Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.5 | under construction | 3.6 |
| Arna Wood Solar | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 5.0 |
| Hillside Farm, Lancaster Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Bay Gateway | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| North Side Bay Gateway, Heysham | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Heysham South Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 6.3 |
| Fanny House Farm, Bay Gateway | battery storage | 940 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Fanny House Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
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 (54.0584, -2.7775).