Wyre Council gives green light to new 'at scale' solar farm in Park Lane, Cabus

Wyre Council has granted planning permission for a new solar farm in Cabus.

Snapewood Solar Farm, a new renewable energy project, will be built on land in Park Lane.

Once operational, the solar farm will generate up to 9.9 MW of renewable solar energy to the electricity network and will remove approximately 2,300 tonnes of CO2e every year, the equivalent of removing around 1,280 cars from the road annually.

This development will deliver a series of ecological enhancements designed to increase biodiversity across the site. These measures include creating habitats such as trees, hedgerows, shrubs, and planting wildflower meadows.

There are currently no operational ‘at-scale’ solar generation sites within Wyre Council, with this site providing a 160% boost to the area’s current installed renewable energy capacity.

Wyre Council declared a Climate Emergency in July 2019 and is committing to reducing its carbon emissions by at least 78% by 2035.

Laurence Martin, Senior Development Manager at ABEI Energy: “Snapewood Solar Farm reflects our commitment to a greener future.

“We are proud that this project has been approved, which will not only generate clean electricity but also enrich the local ecosystem through ecological enhancements. We look forward to working with the community as the project moves forward.”