Darlington Road, Skeeby (55 MW solar farm)
Darlington Road, Skeeby is a 55 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 October 2024; the record was last updated on 11 November 2024.
55 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
11 November 2024record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 October 2021 | Application submitted |
| 15 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2023 | Construction started |
| 24 October 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 55 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Atrato Onsite Energy / Harmony Energy
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 21/00931/FULL
- Site area
- 69.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South East Of A6108, Darlington Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 8131
The scheme also includes 35 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Stripe Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.7 |
| Solar Farm at North Of Brompton On Swale | solar farm | 39.3 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Solar Farm at East Appleton Farm | solar farm | 23.5 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Land East of Appleton Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
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 (54.4111, -1.6989).