Carlton Solar Farm (50 MW)
Carlton Solar Farm is a 50 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2026.
50 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 February 2026record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 February 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 April 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Island Green Power
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 2023/0128/EIA
- Site area
- 166.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O A645 Wade House Lane Drax Selby
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 63 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6 & AR7a
- REPD reference
- 12017
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hales Lane | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Lakeside Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Drax Re-Power | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Station Road, Carlton | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Camblesforth Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Rusholme Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 2.7 |
| Rusholme Grange | battery storage | 40 | operational | 3.4 |
| Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Helios Renewable Energy Project | solar farm | 190 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
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 (53.7237, -0.9869).