Roxane UK, Armathwaite Solar Array & Battery Storage (5 MW)
Roxane UK, Armathwaite Solar Array & Battery Storage is a 5 MW solar farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 March 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 May 2026.
5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 May 2026record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 August 2025 | Application submitted |
| 17 March 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 March 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Roxane UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- 2025/1585/FPA
- Site area
- 10.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North of Roxane UK Ltd Armathwaite
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Roxane UK, Armathwaite - Solar Array & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 16773
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Calthwaite | battery storage | 6 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Hay Close Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | appeal withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Solar Panels at Devonshire Square | solar farm | 30 | refused | 7.3 |
| Bowscar | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 7.4 |
| Land at Skelton Radio Transmitter Site | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 8.4 |
| Town End Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 9.2 |
| Land at Wreay | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (54.7694, -2.7723).