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Solar, wind and battery projects near York (YO51)

18 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of YO51 (North Yorkshire): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 12 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Low Moor Lane, Scotton (200 MW battery storage, application submitted on 16 December 2025, no decision recorded), 9.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

18projects within 10 km
4awaiting a decision
12approved, not running
1operational

Projects within 10 km of YO51

Projects of 1 MW and more (7)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Wormald Green Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm43approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Dec 2023granted Jul 2025Mar 2026North Yorkshire7.4
New Oaks, Station Roadbattery storagebattery storage50application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025—Aug 2025North Yorkshire8.4
Wormald Greenbattery storagebattery storage33operationalupdated Feb 2026Mar 2022granted Jun 2022Feb 2026North Yorkshire8.5
Burton Top Farmsolar farmsolar farm3.6abandonedupdated Mar 2019Sep 2015granted Nov 2015Mar 2019North Yorkshire8.7
Pilmoor Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm50approved, not builtupdated May 2026Nov 2023granted Sep 2024May 2026North Yorkshire9.2
Low Moor Lane, Scottonbattery storagebattery storage200application submittedupdated Mar 2026Dec 2025—Mar 2026North Yorkshire9.5
Station Lane, South Stainleysolar farmsolar farm10approved, not builtupdated May 2024Nov 2022granted Apr 2024May 2024North Yorkshire9.5
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Barneby Way, Boroughbridgesolar farmsolar farm0.3approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024Jun 2024granted Aug 2024Aug 2024North Yorkshire0.3
Limebar Lane Energy Distribution Centresolar farmsolar farm—under constructionupdated Mar 2021Jan 2021granted Aug 2022Mar 2021North Yorkshire3.4
Newby Hall Estate, The Stablesrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Apr 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2023North Yorkshire5.1
Rabbit Hill Park, Allerton Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023Feb 2023granted Mar 2023Mar 2023North Yorkshire5.1
Wormald Green Solar Farmbattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Dec 2023granted Jul 2025Mar 2026North Yorkshire7.4
Pond View Farm, Tholthorpesolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023Feb 2022granted May 2023May 2023North Yorkshire7.7
Ripon Community Leisure Centre, Dallamires Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Dec 2025granted Jan 2026Mar 2026North Yorkshire8.9
Lawrence House Farm Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm—application submittedupdated Sep 2025Aug 2025—Sep 2025North Yorkshire9.5
Lawrence House Farm Solar Farmbattery storagebattery storage—application submittedupdated Sep 2025Aug 2025—Sep 2025North Yorkshire9.5
Flaxby Moor Works, Flaxbyrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2021Jul 2021granted Sep 2021Sep 2021North Yorkshire9.5
Station Lane, South Stainleybattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated May 2024Nov 2022granted Apr 2024May 2024North Yorkshire9.5

Distance from the average position of the YO51 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 farm81600104
Rooftop solar404000.9
Battery storage63210250

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

How North Yorkshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsNorth YorkshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)16510,236
Refused28 (17%)19%
Solar refused15 of 11212%
Onshore wind refused8 of 2445%
Battery storage refused5 of 2916%
Median time from submission to decision15.3 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed13 / 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 YO51, 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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