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Solar, wind and battery projects near York (YO41)

22 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of YO41 (East Riding of Yorkshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 19 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Thornton Battery Storage (400 MW battery storage, approved on 27 February 2026, not yet built), 8.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

22projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
19approved, not running
1operational

Projects within 10 km of YO41

Projects of 1 MW and more (11)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Elvington Water Treatment Workssolar farmsolar farm3approved, not builtupdated May 2025Aug 2024granted Apr 2025May 2025York5.2
Elvington Water Treatment Workssolar farmsolar farm1.8abandonedupdated Dec 2019Dec 2015granted May 2016Dec 2019York5.5
Meadowville, Hull Roadbattery storagebattery storage48approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Jul 2025granted Oct 2025Dec 2025York7.7
Osbaldwick Substationbattery storagebattery storage49.9operationalupdated May 2025Aug 2020granted Oct 2020May 2025York7.9
East York Energy Hubbattery storagebattery storage250approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025Dec 2024granted Sep 2025Oct 2025York8.4
Thornton Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage400approved, not builtupdated May 2026Jun 2025granted Feb 2026May 2026East Riding of Yorkshire8.5
Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick Energy Storage Facilitybattery storagebattery storage50approved, not builtupdated May 2025Oct 2024granted Mar 2025May 2025York8.9
Soay Solar Farm and Greener Grid Parkbattery storagebattery storage200under constructionupdated Mar 2026Jan 2022granted Nov 2022Mar 2026East Riding of Yorkshire9.3
Soay Solar Farm and Greener Grid Parksolar farmsolar farm50under constructionupdated Mar 2026Jan 2022granted Nov 2022Mar 2026East Riding of Yorkshire9.3
Murton Waybattery storagebattery storage100approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025Aug 2023granted Jul 2025Jul 2025York9.6
Tara Melbourne Road, Thorntonbattery storagebattery storage200approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Apr 2025granted Aug 2025Nov 2025East Riding of Yorkshire9.8
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
R S Cockerill York Limited, Stamford Bridge Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Jul 2025granted Oct 2025Nov 2025York5.1
Greenlands Farm, Barmby Moor Solar Photovoltaic Arraysrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Aug 2025granted Oct 2025Nov 2025East Riding of Yorkshire5.4
Westhouse Farm, Elvingtonsolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023Jan 2023granted Apr 2023May 2023York7.4
Haggwood Farm, Broad Highwaysolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023Jan 2023granted Apr 2023May 2023York8.6
Grove Farm, Main Streetwind farmwind farm0.5approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Apr 2025granted Oct 2025Nov 2025East Riding of Yorkshire8.9
Archbishop Holgates School, Hull Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023May 2023granted Jul 2023Jun 2023York9.4
Applefields School, Bad Bargain Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024Jun 2024granted Aug 2024Sep 2024York9.6
David Lloyd Clubs, Windmill Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Jul 2025granted Oct 2025Nov 2025York9.7
Windmill Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Jan 2026granted Mar 2026Apr 2026York9.7
Wigwam Holidays Ball Hall Farm, Ballhall Lanesolar farmsolar farm0.2application submittedupdated May 2026Apr 2026—May 2026East Riding of Yorkshire9.7
The York Management School Church Lane, Innovation Way Solar Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024Jul 2024granted Aug 2024Aug 2024York9.7

Distance from the average position of the YO41 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm6140053.6
Rooftop solar707001.9
Wind farm101000.5
Battery storage807101,248

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How East Riding of Yorkshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsEast Riding of YorkshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)14310,236
Refused26 (18%)19%
Solar refused1 of 5912%
Onshore wind refused24 of 6345%
Battery storage refused1 of 2116%
Median time from submission to decision18.9 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed4 / 10—

All projects in East Riding of 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 YO41, 2 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.

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