Solar Panels at Devonshire Square (30 MW)
Solar Panels at Devonshire Square is a 30 MW solar farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 16 March 2026; the record was last updated on 27 April 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
27 April 2026record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 16 March 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Noventum Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- 2025/1267/FPA
- Site area
- 48.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Devonshire Square, Calthwaite, Penrith
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- Name in REPD
- High Rigg Solar Farm - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 14881
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Close Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | appeal withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Land at Calthwaite | battery storage | 6 | permission expired | 2.4 |
| Land at Skelton Radio Transmitter Site | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 2.4 |
| Town End Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.9 |
| Lamonby Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Roxane UK, Armathwaite Solar Array & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Land at Wreay | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Berrier Hill | wind farm | 22.5 | refused on appeal | 9.2 |
| Bowscar | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 9.8 |
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 (54.7471, -2.8791).