Hayton House Farm Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Hayton House Farm Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Leeds, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 14 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 1 July 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
1 July 2025record last updated
Leedscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Econergy International Limited
- Planning authority
- Leeds
- Planning application reference
- 25/02505/FU
- Site area
- 94.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hayton House Farm, Great North Road, Leeds
- Council area (by location)
- Leeds
- Name in REPD
- Hayton House Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18949
Recorded together with Hayton House Farm (battery storage, application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | Leeds | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 58 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land off Paradise Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.0 |
| Hook Moor | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 3.5 |
| Warren Lane, Bramham | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Kingspan Insulation Solar Installation | rooftop solar | 5 | operational | 9.3 |
| Land at Ash Row Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.6 |
| Solar Farm at Woodcock Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.5 | refused | 9.6 |
| Barnsdale Road Solar Park | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 9.7 |
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 (53.8434, -1.341).