South Lowfields Farm (49.9 MW solar farm)
South Lowfields 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 9 December 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 5 August 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 9 December 2022, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 9 December 2022, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Application submitted |
| 9 December 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 December 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource BP
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 19/01882/FUL
- Site area
- 92.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South Lowfields Farm, Lowfield Lane, Kirkby Fleetham, Northallerton, North Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7486
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 | 2.8 |
| Land East of Appleton Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Solar Farm at East Appleton Farm | solar farm | 23.5 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| North East of Ainderby Steeple | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 5.3 |
| Solar Farm at N/O Black Bridge Danby Wiske | solar farm | 19 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Stell Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Northallerton | solar farm | 28 | abandoned | 7.7 |
| Solar Farm at North Of Brompton On Swale | solar farm | 39.3 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (54.3447, -1.5605).