Os Field 6800 Fence Dike Lane Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Os Field 6800 Fence Dike Lane Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 June 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 June 2023.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
30 June 2023record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2021 | Application submitted |
| 8 August 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 February 2023 | Appeal lodged |
| 27 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 June 2023 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Lightrock Power Limited
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 21/01362/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 23/00010/REFUSE
- Site area
- 65.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- OS Field 6800 Fence Dike Lane Scruton
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 111 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Os Field 6800 Fence Dike Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9212
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lowfields Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| North East of Ainderby Steeple | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 3.3 |
| Stell Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Northallerton | solar farm | 28 | abandoned | 6.9 |
| Land East of Appleton Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Solar Farm at East Appleton Farm | solar farm | 23.5 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Solar Farm at N/O Black Bridge Danby Wiske | solar farm | 19 | application submitted | 7.7 |
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, -1.5379).