Land at Ash Row Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Ash Row Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 December 2015; the record was last updated on 22 February 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
22 February 2016record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 21 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 2015/0777/FUL
- Site area
- 10.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ash Row Farm, Bishopdyke Road, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5402
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingspan Insulation Solar Installation | rooftop solar | 5 | operational | 0.6 |
| Solar Farm at Woodcock Solar Farm | solar farm | 18.5 | refused | 1.7 |
| Solar Farm at Light Valley Solar Sites | solar farm | 500 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Scalm Park / Bishopwood | wind farm | 17.5 | appeal withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Scalm Park, Wistow Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 5.7 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 320 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Wood Lane | wind farm | 32.2 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
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 (53.7968, -1.2174).