St Helen's Lane (5 MW solar farm)
St Helen's Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2017; the record was last updated on 23 May 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
23 May 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 28 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- UK Sustainable Energy
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 2/2015/0593
- Site area
- 14.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adjacent To, St Helens Lane, Flimby, Maryport
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5848
Who decides
| Applications | Cumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 45 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Flimby Hall Farm | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 1.6 |
| Iggesund Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 1.8 |
| Oldside Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.4 | operational | 2.5 |
| Winscales Moor | wind farm | 6 | operational | 4.0 |
| Ewanrigg Farmhouse, Ewanrigg Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Winscales Phase I and II | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 5.2 |
| Moorhouse Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Lillyhall Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | refused | 7.2 |
| Former Broughton Lodge Resubmission | wind farm | 9 | refused | 7.3 |
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 (54.6741, -3.5263).