Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane - Solar Farm
Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane - Solar Farm is a permitted power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by Noventum Power Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Hillam Grange Austfield Lane Hillam, LS25 5NQ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (appeal granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 19 Dec 2025 (permit ZG2023/1271/FULM, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 19 Dec 2023 (reference ZG2023/1271/FULM, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Dec 2025 (appeal granted, reference ZG2023/1271/FULM, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Dec 2025 (granted, reference ZG2023/1271/FULM, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 25 Mar 2025 (refused, reference ZG2023/1271/FULM, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Noventum Power Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 62.7 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.7584, -1.2205 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority North Yorkshire, reference ZG2023/1271/FULM)
- Permit granted (planning authority North Yorkshire, reference ZG2023/1271/FULM)
- Permit refused (planning authority North Yorkshire, reference ZG2023/1271/FULM)
- Permit applied for (planning authority North Yorkshire, reference ZG2023/1271/FULM)
How it compares
Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane - Solar Farm is the 514th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 886th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 514th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 886th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,966th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 434 grid connections (220 operating, 2,418 MW), 376 substations, 11 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 49.95 MW grid connection at Hillam Solar Farm | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 0.1 km |
| Solar 99.9 MW grid connection at Monk Fryston Solar Direct | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Solar 15 MW grid connection at Nordens Barn Farm | Grid connection | 15 MW | Planned | 3.5 km |
| Sherburn | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Fenton Lane | Substation | — | — | 5.1 km |
| Ferrybridge A | Substation | — | — | 5.5 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 16 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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