Planning application
LAND TO EAST OF STAINING / SOUTH OF HARDHORN ACCESSED FROM SMITHY LANE STAINING BLACKPOOL FY3 0BJ
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
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12 Jan 2026
Received by Fylde
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5 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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