Camblesforth Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Camblesforth Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 July 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 February 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 8 July 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 8 July 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 8 July 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 July 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 February 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Island Green Power UK
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 2021/0788/EIA
- Site area
- 112.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Off, Camela Lane, Camblesforth, Selby, North Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8100
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drax Re-Power | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Lakeside Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Station Road, Carlton | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Carlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Hales Lane | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Helios Renewable Energy Project | solar farm | 190 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Cleek Hall | wind farm | 15 | abandoned | 4.7 |
| Newlands Farm, Turnham Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Barlow Road, Barlow Road | battery storage | 80 | application withdrawn | 4.8 |
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 (53.7359, -1.0205).