Ringtail Airfield (5 MW solar farm)
Ringtail Airfield is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Lancashire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 9 November 2015; the record was last updated on 16 August 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
16 August 2017record last updated
West Lancashirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 9 November 2015 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 16 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- West Lancashire
- Planning application reference
- 2015/0447/FUL
- Site area
- 10.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The North Of, Pippin Street, Burscough, Ormskirk
- Council area (by location)
- West Lancashire
- REPD reference
- 5327
Who decides
| Applications | West Lancashire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane | battery storage | 320 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Wanes Blades Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | refused | 5.0 |
| Unit 5 XL Business Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 5.3 |
| Fromby Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 6.5 |
| Back Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 7.4 |
| Gerard Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
| Pikelaw Place | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 9.3 |
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 (53.5939, -2.8672).