Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 January 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 January 2026record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 25 March 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 July 2025 | Appeal lodged |
| 19 December 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 December 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 19 December 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Noventum Power Limited
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- ZG2023/1271/FULM
- Appeal reference
- AP/2025/0037/REF
- Site area
- 62.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hillam Grange Austfield Lane Hillam
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 104 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 14040
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 Light Valley Solar Sites | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 0.4 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 2.7 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 320 | under construction | 2.9 |
| Wood Lane | wind farm | 32.2 | application withdrawn | 3.3 |
| Rawfield Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Kingspan Insulation Solar Installation | rooftop solar | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Land at Ash Row Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Kirkhaw Lane Battery Storage Energy | battery storage | 150 | operational | 5.3 |
| Weeland Road, Kellingley Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 5.5 |
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 (53.7575, -1.2236).