Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm) (5 MW)
Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm) is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2017; the record was last updated on 31 October 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 October 2017record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 7 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- First Renewable Developments/ Harworth Group
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 2015/0415/FUL
- Site area
- 11.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Sudforth Lane, Beal, Goole, Humberside
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5559
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeland Road, Kellingley Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Stocking Lane Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Corner Of Weeland Road, Lunn Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Knottingley A | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Leys Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Eggborough Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 550 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Wood Lane | wind farm | 32.2 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Springfield Farm, Hensall | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Springfield Farm, Weeland Road | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
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 (53.7028, -1.2009).