Knottingley A (5 MW solar farm)
Knottingley A is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wakefield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 March 2016; the record was last updated on 23 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 May 2016record last updated
Wakefieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 23 January 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 August 2015 | Construction started |
| 29 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Envantage Renewables
- Planning authority
- Wakefield
- Planning application reference
- 14/01734/FUL
- Site area
- 6.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Middle Lane, England Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wakefield
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2264
Who decides
| Applications | Wakefield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leys Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Stocking Lane Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Weeland Road, Kellingley Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 100 | abandoned | 2.7 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 20 | operational | 2.8 |
| Kirkhaw Lane Battery Storage Energy | battery storage | 150 | operational | 3.0 |
| Darrington Quarry | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Corner Of Weeland Road, Lunn Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
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 (53.7028, -1.2423).