Land East of Appleton Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land East of Appleton 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 27 March 2016; the record was last updated on 4 June 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 June 2018record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 14 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 27 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Gresham House
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/00448/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Ld N Of East Appleton Hall Far, East Appleton, Richmond, North Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5400
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 East Appleton Farm | solar farm | 23.5 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Solar Farm at North Of Brompton On Swale | solar farm | 39.3 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| South Lowfields Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Darlington Road, Skeeby | solar farm | 55 | operational | 7.2 |
| Os Field 6800 Fence Dike Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Land at Stripe Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.8 |
| Solar Farm at N/O Black Bridge Danby Wiske | solar farm | 19 | application submitted | 9.6 |
| Stell Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 9.7 |
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 (54.3569, -1.6374).