Solar farm at Land adjacent Peel Road, Blackpool
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Fylde Planning Committee on 20 May 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
A solar farm
The application proposed a 14.77 hectare solar farm with solar arrays, transformer stations, CCTV columns, fencing, an access track and landscaping.
“LAND ADJACENT PEEL ROAD, WESTBY WITH PLUMPTONS BLACKPOOL FY4 5JU Proposal:”
“INSTALLATION OF A 14.77 HECTARE SOLAR FARM WITH ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING SOLAR ARRAYS, TRANSFORMER STATIONS, CCTV COLUMNS, POST & WIRE FENCING, ACCESS TRACK AND LANDSCAPING ARRANGEMENTS. Ward:”
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Permission delegated to be granted
Authority to grant planning permission was delegated to officers, subject to stipulations.
“The decision to GRANT planning permission for the development be delegated to the Service Director for Planning and Building Control subject to the following stipulations:”
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Bird habitat secured
A planning obligation secured off-site habitat for skylark and lapwing birds, with its continued management and long-term population monitoring.
“The completion of a satisfactory planning obligation to secure the provision of off-site Skylark and Lapwing habitat, as well as the continued management of that habitat and long term monitoring of the bird populations.”
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Habitat assessment to be adopted
The council had to adopt an updated shadow Habitat Regulations Assessment for the development.
“The adoption by the council of the updated shadow Habitat Regulations Assessment.”
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Biodiversity gain required
The statutory biodiversity net gain condition applied to the development.
“The imposition of the statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition set out in paragraph 13(2) to Schedule 7A of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 (as amended).”
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Councillors at the meeting
- Gavin William HarrisonChairConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Martin Richard EvansVice-ChairConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Chris DixonConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Kelly FarringtonIndependentFor(no vote against recorded)
- Joanne Lesley GardnerLib DemFor(no vote against recorded)
- Gail GoodmanIndependentFor(no vote against recorded)
- Noreen GriffithsIndependentFor(no vote against recorded)
- Jayne Anne NixonConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Sandra PitmanConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Richard Verran RedcliffeConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Frank Roland AndrewsSubstitute for Vince SettleConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
The minutes record this decision with no vote against, so each member present for this item is shown as voting for it.
Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from Democracy Club.
Sources
- Fylde Planning Committee minutes, 20 May 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Fylde's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Date
- Wednesday 20 May 2026
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Councillors
- 11Conservative 7Independent 3Lib Dem 1Show votes
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
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- Agenda and papers (council website)
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- The application (council website)
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