Land off Paradise Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land off Paradise Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Leeds, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 7 December 2015; the record was last updated on 6 January 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 January 2016record last updated
Leedscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 7 December 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Pfalzsolar GmbH
- Planning authority
- Leeds
- Planning application reference
- 15/02188/FU
- Address (REPD)
- Land Off Paradise Farm, Headley Lane, Bramham, Wetherby, West Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- Leeds
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5286
Who decides
| Applications | Leeds | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 58 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Lane, Bramham | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Hayton House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Hook Moor | wind farm | 10.3 | operational | 6.5 |
| Moto Wetherby Motorway Service Area, Deighton Gates Roundabout Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (53.8696, -1.3473).