Windmill Farm Solar Farm (Old Malton) (30.4 MW)
Windmill Farm Solar Farm (Old Malton) is a 30.4 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 February 2026.
30.4 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 February 2026record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 October 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 1 May 2024 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 February 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 26 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony Energy
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/00046/MFULE
- Appeal reference
- 23/00046/MFULE
- Site area
- 52.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Great Sike Road
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Windmill Farm Solar Farm (Old Malton)
- REPD reference
- 8347
The scheme also includes 12.6 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showfield Lane | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
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 (54.1632, -0.7957).