Wormald Green Solar Farm (43 MW)
Wormald Green Solar Farm is a 43 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 31 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 March 2026.
43 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
31 March 2026record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 31 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 43 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- ZC23/04361/EIAMAJ
- Site area
- 66.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Comprising Field At 431305 464500 Station Lane Burton Leonard
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 86 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 8540
The scheme also includes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wormald Green | battery storage | 33 | operational | 1.5 |
| Station Lane, South Stainley | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Cayton Solar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Low Moor Lane, Scotton | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| New Oaks, Station Road | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Jenny Field Drive | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
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 (54.0691, -1.5028).