Thompson House Equestrian farm (5 MW solar farm)
Thompson House Equestrian farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wigan, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 28 November 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 November 2016record last updated
Wigancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 6 February 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 November 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Emotion Solar One
- Planning authority
- Wigan
- Planning application reference
- A/14/79904/MAJOR
- Site area
- 12.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Thompson House Equestrain Centre, Pepper Lane, Standish
- Council area (by location)
- Wigan
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4785
Who decides
| Applications | Wigan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vause Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Charnock Richard | battery storage | 30 | operational | 1.9 |
| Kilshaw Street | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 7.1 |
| Wanes Blades Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | refused | 7.2 |
| Tontine Road | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Green Energy Park, Eyes Lane | solar farm | 12 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Green Energy Park, Eyes Lane | battery storage | 5 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Far Moor | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 8.1 |
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 (53.5976, -2.684).