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Solar, wind and battery projects near York (YO61)

12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of YO61 (North Yorkshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Pilmoor Solar Farm (50 MW solar farm, approved on 11 September 2024, not yet built), 7.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

12projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
4operational

Projects within 10 km of YO61

Projects of 1 MW and more (7)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Boscar Layby, Raskelfsolar farmsolar farm30application submittedupdated Jun 2025May 2025—Jun 2025North Yorkshire2.2
York Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm34.7operationalupdated May 2020Jun 2015granted Sep 2015May 2020North Yorkshire3.7
Boscar Grange Farmbattery storagebattery storage27operationalupdated Dec 2019Oct 2018—Dec 2019North Yorkshire3.7
Land South of Highfield Housesolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Aug 2016Feb 2015granted Jun 2015Aug 2016North Yorkshire4.2
Os Field, Husthwaitesolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Sep 2023granted Oct 2025Nov 2025North Yorkshire4.9
Pilmoor Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm50approved, not builtupdated May 2026Nov 2023granted Sep 2024May 2026North Yorkshire7.3
Cold Harbour Farmsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Dec 2015Nov 2014granted Feb 2015Dec 2015North Yorkshire9.7
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Rose Cottage, Easingwold To Craykerooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025Jan 2025granted Feb 2025Mar 2025North Yorkshire2.4
Brickworks Forest Lane, Alnerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024Oct 2024granted Dec 2024Dec 2024North Yorkshire3.1
Os Field, Husthwaitebattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Sep 2023granted Oct 2025Nov 2025North Yorkshire4.9
Pond View Farm, Tholthorpesolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023Feb 2022granted May 2023May 2023North Yorkshire5.8
Wildon grange, Mill Field Lanesolar farmsolar farm0.5approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023Sep 2022granted Mar 2023Mar 2023North Yorkshire9.0

Distance from the average position of the YO61 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 farm81430131
Rooftop solar202000.8
Battery storage201100

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 YO61, 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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