Solar · United Kingdom

Fromby Lane Solar Farm

Revised5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 5 August 2015

The site

Technology: Solar
Capacity: 5 MW
Status: Revised
Operator or applicant: Formby Lane Solar
Location: Land To The Rear Of Old Waggoners Cottage, Formby Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 7HQ, United Kingdom
Planning authority: West Lancashire
Planning application: 2015/0425/FUL

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Timeline

29 April 2015 Planning application submitted
9 July 2015 Application withdrawn

Incidents on the register at this site

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Incidents at solar farms in the United Kingdom

The register holds 86 incidents at solar farms in the United Kingdom, 59 of them fires, and 344 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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Fire damages solar panel batteries in a Teignmouth garageEIR-1523 · 2026
Fire damages roof with one solar panel in The CharltonsEIR-1522 · 2026
Solar panels on flat roof alight at terraced building in NewquayEIR-1521 · 2026

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