Overton Grange, Overton Road Solar Farm Battery Energy Storage (49.9 MW)
Overton Grange, Overton Road Solar Farm Battery Energy Storage 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 5 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 4 August 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
4 August 2025record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 4 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- ZB25/01080/FUL
- Site area
- 68.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West Of Overton Grange Overton Road Overton
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Name in REPD
- Overton Grange, Overton Road - Solar Farm Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18188
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poppleton Solar Farm | solar farm | 32.6 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Hessay Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane -BESS | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane Solar Park | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Harewood Whin, Tinker Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Green Lane, Moor Monkton Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (54.0024, -1.1607).