New Hall Farm, New Hall Lane Solar Farm (22.4 MW)
New Hall Farm, New Hall Lane Solar Farm is a 22.4 MW solar farm project in Wakefield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2026.
22.4 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 June 2026record last updated
Wakefieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 October 2023 | Application submitted |
| 26 April 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 14 January 2025 | Appeal lodged |
| 11 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 June 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 11 June 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 22.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Downing Energy Development Company Limited
- Planning authority
- Wakefield
- Planning application reference
- 23/01113/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/X4725/W/24/33540
- Site area
- 72.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- New Hall Farm New Hall Lane Overton
- Council area (by location)
- Wakefield
- Time to decision
- 88 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- New Hall Farm, New Hall Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12776
Who decides
| Applications | Wakefield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Farm, Flockton Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Haigh Lane, Woolley Edge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 29.7 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Haigh Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.5 |
| Neil Fox Way | battery storage | 99.9 | application submitted | 9.9 |
| Neil Fox Way | battery storage | 99.9 | application submitted | 9.9 |
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 (53.639, -1.6102).