Newfold Solar Farm (5 MW)
Newfold Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Fylde, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 24 October 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
24 October 2018record last updated
Fyldecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 15 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 December 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 24 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- New Energy for the World
- Planning authority
- Fylde
- Planning application reference
- 15/0501
- Address (REPD)
- Newfold Farm, Brown Lane, Wrea Green, Preston
- Council area (by location)
- Fylde
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5717
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper House Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Land off Moss Side Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Lowland Farm, Peel Road | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Clifton Marsh Farm, Preston New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Lawns Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Oakfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| West Moss Lane, Higher Ballam | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Peel Road Phase 2 Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Peel Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (53.7692, -2.8898).