Carr House Farm, East Heslerton Solar Farm (23.5 MW)
Carr House Farm, East Heslerton Solar Farm is a 23.5 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 June 2025.
23.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
18 June 2025record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 March 2024 | Application submitted |
| 5 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 23.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- ZF24/00191/FL
- Site area
- 49.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Carr House Farm, Carr Lane, East Heslerton, Malton
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 63 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Carr House Farm, East Heslerton - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 16155
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburn | rooftop solar | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Third Energy UK Gas Limited | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| East Heslerton Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 6.2 |
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 (54.1986, -0.5562).