Trainriggs Shap Solar Farm & Battery Storage (37 MW)
Trainriggs Shap Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 37 MW solar farm project in Westmorland and Furness, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 6 February 2026; the record was last updated on 30 March 2026.
37 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 March 2026record last updated
Westmorland and Furnesscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 6 February 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 37 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Abei Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Planning application reference
- 2024/2358/FPA
- Site area
- 31.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North & S/O Trainriggs Shap, Penrith
- Council area (by location)
- Westmorland and Furness
- Time to decision
- 60 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Trainriggs Shap - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 15328
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestone Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.1 |
| Weltree Brow | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 6.0 |
| Hoff Moor | wind farm | 9 | refused | 7.1 |
| Orton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.5 |
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 (54.5333, -2.6421).