FannyHouse
FannyHouse is a 4.94 MW solar farm in North West England, operated by Greencoat Capital. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- North West
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 4.94 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Greencoat Capital
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- LA3 3EF
- Coordinates
- 54.0521, -2.8783
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How FannyHouse compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 4.94 MW station would generate roughly 4.3 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,600 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.
All UK solar farms Solar farms in North West All run by Greencoat CapitalNearby generating sites
- Heysham 1 Β· 1,060 MW nuclear power station1.3 km
- Heysham 2 Β· 1,240 MW nuclear power station1.3 km
- Heysham South Wind Farm Β· 7.5 MW onshore wind farm1.5 km
- Arnawood Β· 4.99 MW solar farm4.6 km
- Orchard End Windfarm Β· 4 MW onshore wind farm16.9 km
- West Field Β· 4.94 MW solar farm21.3 km
- Walney 04 Β· 329 MW offshore wind farm22.6 km
- Bilsborrow Β· 4.99 MW solar farm24.2 km
Also operated by Greencoat Capital
Greencoat Capital operates 195 sites in the register. Largest first:
Planning history
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.
- Planning status
- Operational
- Site name in planning record
- Fanny House Farm
- Developer / operator
- Primrose Solar
- Planning authority
- Lancaster
- Planning reference
- 15/00243/FUL
- Application submitted
- 4 March 2015
- Permission granted
- 30 June 2015
- Construction started
- 1 November 2015
- Began operating
- 21 December 2015
- Capacity in planning record
- 5 MW
- Address
- Fanny House Farm, Heysham, Lancashire, LA3 3EF
- REPD reference
- 5099
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β operational at end of May 2025.
Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026
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