Yeorton Hall Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Yeorton Hall Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 24 May 2019; the record was last updated on 29 July 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
29 July 2020record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 May 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 May 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 29 July 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Green Energy UK Direct
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 4/15/2377/0F1
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Yeorton Hall Farm, Oaklands, Egremont
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5676
Who decides
| Applications | Cumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 45 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleator Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 5.2 |
| Cleator Energy Storage Facility Extension | battery storage | 5 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Cleator | battery storage | 10 | operational | 5.3 |
| Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (54.4561, -3.5143).