Solar, wind and battery projects near Otley (LS21)
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LS21 (Leeds): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 11 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Kellingley Farm, Stocking Lane (240 MW battery storage, application submitted on 25 July 2025, no decision recorded), 6.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LS21
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellingley Farm, Stocking Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 240 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | North Yorkshire | 6.8 |
| Juniper Farm, Main Street Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 18.8 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | North Yorkshire | 6.9 |
| Juniper Farm, Main Streetbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | North Yorkshire | 6.9 |
| Marston House, Otley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Bradford | 8.8 |
| Penny Pot Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2014 | Jul 2012 | — | Mar 2014 | North Yorkshire | 9.6 |
| Knabs Ridge Windfarmwind farm | wind farm | 16 | operationalupdated May 2009 | Apr 2004 | granted Nov 2004 | May 2009 | North Yorkshire | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvine Worksrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Dec 2021 | Leeds | 0.9 |
| Wharfedale General Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022 | Sep 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Jan 2022 | Leeds | 1.4 |
| Guiseley Primary School, Oxford Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 | Leeds | 4.4 |
| Guiseley School, Fieldhead Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jun 2023 | Leeds | 5.2 |
| Benton Park School, Harrogate Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Leeds | 6.1 |
| Baildon CE Primary School, Coverdale Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 | Bradford | 7.9 |
| Sapper Jordan Rossi Park, Baildonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 | Bradford | 8.3 |
| Yorkshire Water Plc Sewage Works - Ground Mounted Solar PV Developmentsolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2021 | Jun 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Feb 2021 | North Yorkshire | 8.7 |
| Moorland Engineering Works, Lower Railway Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 | Bradford | 8.8 |
| Sainsburysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | Bradford | 9.4 |
Distance from the average position of the LS21 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 |
| Rooftop solar | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Leeds decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Leeds | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 58 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Leeds, West 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 LS21, 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.