Barnsdale Road Solar Park (40 MW)
Barnsdale Road Solar Park is a 40 MW solar farm project in Leeds, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 August 2025; the record was last updated on 5 August 2025.
40 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
5 August 2025record last updated
Leedscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 December 2020 | Application submitted |
| 21 October 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- OnPath Energy
- Planning authority
- Leeds
- Planning application reference
- 20/07999/FU
- Site area
- 87.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Barnsdale Road
- Council area (by location)
- Leeds
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 8167
The scheme also includes 40 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application withdrawn).
Who decides
| 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.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Lane, Ledston | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Rawfield Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Hook Moor | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 6.4 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 320 | under construction | 6.4 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 6.6 |
| Kirkhaw Lane Battery Storage Energy | battery storage | 150 | operational | 7.1 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 20 | operational | 7.3 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 100 | abandoned | 7.3 |
| Cooksland Farm, Old Snydale -Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.7571, -1.3648).