North Moss Lane Solar Photovoltaic Farm (9 MW)
North Moss Lane Solar Photovoltaic Farm is a 9 MW solar farm project in Sefton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 August 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 August 2025.
9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 August 2025record last updated
Seftoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 February 2025 | Application submitted |
| 7 August 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 August 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Taiyo Power & Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Sefton
- Planning application reference
- DC/2025/00299
- Site area
- 14.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North Moss Farm, North Moss Lane, Liverpool
- Council area (by location)
- Sefton
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- Name in REPD
- North Moss Lane - Solar Photovoltaic Farm
- REPD reference
- 18292
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Moss Lane Solar Photovoltaic Farm DC/2023/02024 | 9 | 30 November 2023 | refused 31 May 2024 |
Who decides
| Applications | Sefton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jemmys Carr | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 0.6 |
| Land at Tip Field | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 0.8 |
| Orrell Hill | solar farm | 20 | refused | 5.1 |
| Lower Alt Wind Farm | wind farm | 42 | refused | 5.2 |
| Fromby Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 6.9 |
| Back Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 7.4 |
| Gerard Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | refused on appeal | 9.9 |
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 (53.5719, -3.0369).