Hessay Solar Farm (40 MW)
Hessay Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in York, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 March 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 14 March 2024.
40 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
14 March 2024record last updated
Yorkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 April 2023 | Application submitted |
| 11 March 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 March 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 14 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Solar2 Limited
- Planning authority
- York
- Planning application reference
- 23/00626/FULM
- Site area
- 61.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The North And South Of Low Moor Lane Hessay York
- Council area (by location)
- York
- Time to decision
- 49 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 11974
Who decides
| Applications | York | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 31 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harewood Whin, Tinker Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Poppleton Solar Farm | solar farm | 32.6 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Green Lane, Moor Monkton Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Overton Grange, Overton Road Solar Farm Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane Solar Park | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane -BESS | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 8.4 |
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 (53.9736, -1.1975).