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LAND TO EAST OF STAINING / SOUTH OF HARDHORN ACCESSED FROM SMITHY LANE STAINING BLACKPOOL FY3 0BJ

Refused Fylde 26/0023 Full Planning Permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

1) INSTALLATION OF A GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR PV FARM WITH EXPORT CAPACTITY OF 40MW; 2) BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) WITH IMPORT/EXPORT CAPACITY OF 40MW; 3) ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT (INVERTERS, ACCESS TRACKS, FENCING, CCTV, ETC); 4) IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING AGRICULTURAL ACCESS POINTS ON SMITHY LANE AND ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO SMITHY LANE; 5) LANDSCAPING AND BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS

As published by the council, reference 26/0023

Application record

Reference
26/0023
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Decided
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Staining New
Parish
Staining
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
FY3 0BJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Received by Fylde

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 3 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

144 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Fylde refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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