East Cowton Solar Farm (30.8 MW)
East Cowton Solar Farm is a 30.8 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 15 August 2025.
30.8 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
15 August 2025record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 15 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Green Nation Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- ZB25/01134/FUL
- Site area
- 39.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Frigidale Farm, Great Smeaton, Northallerton
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- REPD reference
- 14793
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at N/O Black Bridge Danby Wiske | solar farm | 19 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Land West Of Hunger Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Mowbray Battery Energy Storage Station | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 9.6 |
| Bullamoor | wind farm | 8 | permission expired | 9.6 |
| Northallerton | solar farm | 28 | abandoned | 9.9 |
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 (54.434, -1.493).