Wanes Blades Road Solar Farm (16 MW)
Wanes Blades Road Solar Farm is a 16 MW solar farm project in West Lancashire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 17 November 2014; the record was last updated on 30 May 2016.
16 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 May 2016record last updated
West Lancashirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 17 November 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 13 May 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 5 August 2015 | Secretary of State intervened |
| 21 January 2016 | Appeal refused |
| 21 January 2016 | Secretary of State refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Solutions
- Planning authority
- West Lancashire
- Planning application reference
- 2014/0791/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/P2365/W/15/3011997
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The East Of Wanes Blades Road, Lathom
- Council area (by location)
- West Lancashire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1206
Who decides
| Applications | West Lancashire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 5 XL Business Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane | battery storage | 320 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Ringtail Airfield | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Vause Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Charnock Richard | battery storage | 30 | operational | 7.1 |
| Thompson House Equestrian farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Pikelaw Place | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 7.4 |
| Tontine Road | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Far Moor | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 9.3 |
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 (53.5988, -2.7925).