Solar, wind and battery projects near Catterick Garrison (DL9)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DL9 (North Yorkshire): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Solar Farm at North Of Brompton On Swale (39.3 MW solar farm, approved on 21 August 2025, not yet built), 3.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of DL9
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at North Of Brompton On Swalesolar farm | solar farm | 39.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | North Yorkshire | 3.1 |
| Darlington Road, Skeebybattery storage | battery storage | 35 | under constructionupdated Mar 2026 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Mar 2026 | North Yorkshire | 3.9 |
| Darlington Road, Skeebysolar farm | solar farm | 55 | operationalupdated Nov 2024 | Oct 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2024 | North Yorkshire | 4.0 |
| Land at Stripe Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jun 2018 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Jun 2018 | North Yorkshire | 4.7 |
| Solar Farm at East Appleton Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 23.5 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | North Yorkshire | 4.9 |
| Land East of Appleton Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jun 2018 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Jun 2018 | North Yorkshire | 4.9 |
| Middleton Lodge, Kneeton Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | application submittedupdated Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | Apr 2026 | North Yorkshire | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Land Defence Limited, Dsg Leyburn Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | North Yorkshire | 1.6 |
| Foss Way, Walkerville Industrial Estatesolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Mar 2023 | North Yorkshire | 1.8 |
| Brompton Lakes, Easbysolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Aug 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 | North Yorkshire | 2.4 |
| Middleton Lodge, Kneeton Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | North Yorkshire | 9.7 |
Distance from the average position of the DL9 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 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
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 DL9, 3 projects have 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.