Cayton Solar farm (49.9 MW)
Cayton 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 13 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 August 2023.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
18 August 2023record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 June 2019 | Application submitted |
| 13 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 19/02259/FULMAJ
- Site area
- 85.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- High Cayton, Water Lane To Cayton, South Stainley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 135 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 6561
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Lane, South Stainley | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Wormald Green | battery storage | 33 | operational | 2.3 |
| Wormald Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 43 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Low Moor Lane, Scotton | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Jenny Field Drive | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| New Oaks, Station Road | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 8.3 |
| High Boar Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused | 9.0 |
| Penny Pot Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 9.8 |
| Knabs Ridge Windfarm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (54.0683, -1.556).