Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown Solar Photovoltaic Farm (49.9 MW)
Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown Solar Photovoltaic Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Wakefield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 April 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 14 November 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 14 November 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 14 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 November 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Boom Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Wakefield
- Planning application reference
- 21/02792/FUL
- Site area
- 75.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- 58 Low Lane, Middlestown
- Council area (by location)
- Wakefield
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown - Solar Photovoltaic Farm
- REPD reference
- 10199
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hall Farm, New Hall Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.4 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Low Farm, Flockton Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Haigh Lane, Woolley Edge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 29.7 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Haigh Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Neil Fox Way | battery storage | 99.9 | application submitted | 8.2 |
| Neil Fox Way | battery storage | 99.9 | application submitted | 8.2 |
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 (53.6545, -1.5901).