Land North of Sandhutton Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land North of Sandhutton Lane 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 15 February 2017; the record was last updated on 4 December 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 December 2017record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 25 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat Capital
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/01074/FUL
- Site area
- 18.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of, Sandhutton Lane, Carlton Miniott, Thirsk
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5297
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Harbour Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.2 |
| Barugh Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (54.237, -1.3985).