Kingspan Insulation Solar Installation (5 MW)
Kingspan Insulation Solar Installation is a 5 MW rooftop solar project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2014; the record was last updated on 1 June 2017.
5 MWrooftop solar
operationalstatus in REPD
1 June 2017record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 12 March 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 March 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Kingspan Insulation/ Eneco
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 2013/1173/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Enterprise Way, Sherburn In Elmet, North Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1294
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Ash Row Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.6 |
| Solar Farm at Woodcock Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.5 | refused | 2.2 |
| Solar Farm at Light Valley Solar Sites | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 5.1 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 320 | under construction | 5.3 |
| Scalm Park, Wistow Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Scalm Park / Bishopwood | wind farm | 17.5 | appeal withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Rawfield Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (53.7944, -1.2259).