Solar, wind and battery projects near Richmond (DL11)
2 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DL11 (North Yorkshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision. The largest live scheme is Long Green Farm (0.2 MW solar farm, application submitted on 10 June 2020, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 1.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of DL11
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Moor Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 14.7 | refusedupdated Oct 2011 | Apr 1996 | refused Nov 1998 | Oct 2011 | County Durham | 4.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Green Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2020 | Jun 2020 | — | Sep 2020 | North Yorkshire | 1.9 |
Distance from the average position of the DL11 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How North Yorkshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
All projects in North Yorkshire
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near DL11, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.