Land South of Highfield House (5 MW solar farm)
Land South of Highfield House 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 March 2016; the record was last updated on 24 August 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 August 2016record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/00318/FUL
- Site area
- 11.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South East Of Highfield House, Husthwaite, York, North Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5033
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boscar Grange Farm | battery storage | 27 | operational | 0.5 |
| York Solar Farm | solar farm | 34.7 | operational | 0.5 |
| Os Field, Husthwaite | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Boscar Layby, Raskelf | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Pilmoor Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Cold Harbour Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
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 (54.1481, -1.2324).