Orton Solar Farm (5 MW)
Orton Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 9 June 2016; the record was last updated on 29 June 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
29 June 2016record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 9 June 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 29 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- New Energy for the World
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- 15/0667
- Site area
- 14.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Between M6 Carriageways, Orton, Penrith
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5709
Who decides
| Applications | Westmorland and Furness | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (44%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 42 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 14 of 19 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 9 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whinash Wind Farm | wind farm | 67.5 | refused | 4.2 |
| Trainriggs Shap Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 37 | refused | 9.5 |
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 (54.45, -2.6111).