Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane Solar Park (49.9 MW)
Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane Solar Park is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in York, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 14 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 28 October 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
28 October 2025record last updated
Yorkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 28 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ampyr Energy UK Development Limited
- Planning authority
- York
- Planning application reference
- ZB25/01321/FUL
- Site area
- 95.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane, York
- Council area (by location)
- York
- Name in REPD
- Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane - Solar Park
- REPD reference
- 19658
Recorded together with Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane -BESS (10 MW battery storage, application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | York | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 31 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overton Grange, Overton Road Solar Farm Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Poppleton Solar Farm | solar farm | 32.6 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Hessay Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Mill Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.9 |
| Harewood Whin, Tinker Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (54.0329, -1.117).