Newlands Farm, Turnham Lane (49.9 MW solar farm)
Newlands Farm, Turnham Lane is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 11 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 28 November 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
28 November 2025record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 28 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Stark Energy
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- ZG2025/0693/FULM
- Site area
- 82.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Newlands Farm, Turnham Lane, Cliffe, Selby
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Name in REPD
- Newlands Farm, Turnham Lane - Solar PV Panels
- REPD reference
- 18955
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleek Hall | wind farm | 15 | abandoned | 1.2 |
| Hull Road, Lund | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Barlow Road, Barlow Road | battery storage | 80 | application withdrawn | 1.9 |
| Osgodby Grange, Osgodby Solar Energy | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Camblesforth Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Drax Re-Power | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Lakeside Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Hales Lane | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Carlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | 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 (53.7777, -1.03).