Broad Lane, Cawood Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Broad Lane, Cawood Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 7 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 19 September 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
19 September 2025record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 19 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Quintas Cleantech
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- ZG2025/0762/EIA
- Site area
- 87.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Of Broad Lane Cawood
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Name in REPD
- Broad Lane, Cawood - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 17885
The scheme also includes 10 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scalm Park / Bishopwood | wind farm | 17.5 | appeal withdrawn | 4.4 |
| Scalm Park, Wistow Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Solar Farm at Woodcock Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.5 | refused | 5.5 |
| Land at Ash Row Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Kingspan Insulation Solar Installation | rooftop solar | 5 | operational | 7.5 |
| Barlow Road, Barlow Road | battery storage | 80 | application withdrawn | 7.8 |
| Osgodby Grange, Osgodby Solar Energy | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Newlands Farm, Turnham Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.6 |
| Cleek Hall | wind farm | 15 | abandoned | 9.6 |
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 (53.8295, -1.1281).