North East of Ainderby Steeple (5.9 MW solar farm)
North East of Ainderby Steeple is a 5.9 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 March 2017; the record was last updated on 1 December 2017.
5.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 December 2017record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 March 2014 | Application submitted |
| 24 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 24 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Renesola UK
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/00471/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land North East Of Ainderby Steeple North Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1927
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Os Field 6800 Fence Dike Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Northallerton | solar farm | 28 | abandoned | 4.2 |
| South Lowfields Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Solar Farm at N/O Black Bridge Danby Wiske | solar farm | 19 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Stell Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Bullamoor | wind farm | 8 | permission expired | 8.3 |
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 (54.3236, -1.4877).