Helios Renewable Energy Project (190 MW solar farm)
Helios Renewable Energy Project is a 190 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 December 2025. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010140).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 July 2024 | Application submitted |
| 3 December 2025 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 190 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Green Holdings D Limited
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010140
- Site area
- 757.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Sw/O Camblesforth & N/O Hirst Courtney, Selby
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 74 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11476
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010140)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010140). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollington Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Eggborough Power Station, Selby Road | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Station Road, Carlton | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Springfield Farm, Weeland Road | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Springfield Farm, Hensall | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Camblesforth Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Land at Pollington Airfield | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Aire & Calder Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | application withdrawn | 5.3 |
| Drax Re-Power | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
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 (53.7134, -1.0748).