Marr Hall Farm, Barnsley Road Solar Farm (40 MW)
Marr Hall Farm, Barnsley Road Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Doncaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 19 December 2025; the record was last updated on 26 January 2026.
40 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
26 January 2026record last updated
Doncastercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 January 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena Asset Management UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Doncaster
- Planning application reference
- 23/02634/FULM
- Site area
- 77.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Marr Hall Farm, Barnsley Road, Marr, Doncaster
- Council area (by location)
- Doncaster
- Time to decision
- 101 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Marr Hall Farm, Barnsley Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13372
Who decides
| Applications | Doncaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marr Windfarm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 1.5 |
| Long Lands Lane | battery storage | 12 | abandoned | 2.7 |
| Butt Lane, Hooton Pagnell Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Butt Lane, Hooton Pagnell Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Hampole Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 4.5 |
| Moorhouse Grange, Moorhouse Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Cutts Bros, Wharf Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| The Balk, Almholme | battery storage | 1,025 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| The Balk, Almholme Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (53.5415, -1.2223).