Engine Lane, Grimethorpe Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Engine Lane, Grimethorpe Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Barnsley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 20 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 February 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
24 February 2025record last updated
Barnsleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena
- Planning authority
- Barnsley
- Planning application reference
- 2024/1096
- Site area
- 90.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The E & W/O Engine Lane, Grimethorpe, Barnsley
- Council area (by location)
- Barnsley
- Name in REPD
- Engine Lane, Grimethorpe - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18118
Who decides
| Applications | Barnsley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Spring Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.6 | operational | 1.4 |
| Kirkgate Lane, Felkirk | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Manor Farm, South Hiendley Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| South Kirkby Business Park | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 4.8 |
| Barnsley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 40 | operational | 5.4 |
| Mitchells Industrial Park, Bradberry Balk Lane | battery storage | 26 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Butt Lane, Hooton Pagnell Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Butt Lane, Hooton Pagnell Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Moorhouse Grange, Moorhouse Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 8.9 |
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 (53.5862, -1.3978).