Roanhead Farm (6.5 MW solar farm)
Roanhead Farm is a 6.5 MW solar farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 March 2015; the record was last updated on 17 December 2015.
6.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 December 2015record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 25 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 21 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Fengate Capital
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- B03/2014/0473
- Site area
- 15.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land north of Roanhead Farm Hawthwaite Lane Barrow-in-Furness LA14 4QL
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleabeck Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Solar Farm at Bleabeck Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 2.1 |
| Sowerby Lodge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Furness Wind Farm/High Winds (Harlock Repowering) | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Langthwaite Farm | wind farm | 12 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Gunson Height Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | refused | 7.6 |
| Haverigg Prison | wind farm | 9 | abandoned | 7.7 |
| Roosecote Power Station, Rampside Road | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 7.8 |
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 (54.1745, -3.2097).