Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Light Valley Solar
Light Valley Solar is a solar power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 500 MW of capacity, operated by Light Valley Solar Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Yorkshire (coordinates), England (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | North Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The Proposed Development includes seven land parcels (Sites 1-4 and 6-8) which are strategically situated in the rural expanse between Monk Fryston and Hillam, Hambleton and Escrick. Site 1 is the northernmost parcel, part of the Escrick Estate and is approximately 430m east of Escrick. The western parcels (Sites 2, 6, 7 and 8) situated to the east of South Milford and north-east of Monk Fryston are located close to the Milford Curve rail line and are characterised by arable landscape dotted with farm structures. The southern most parcels (Sites 3 and 4) are also characterised by arable landscape and are located to the east of Monk Fryston; with Site 4 being located just east of Birkin, on the northern edge of the River Aire. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Light Valley Solar Sites, Selby Road, Monk Fryston, Leeds, LS25 5EQ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (examination) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Feb 2026 (reference EN0110012, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 9 Mar 2026 (reference EN0110012, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Light Valley Solar Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Light Valley Solar Limited (Light Valley Solar Limited ( Island Green Power), applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 500 MW (description) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 500 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,265 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,270 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.7421, -1.1853 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN0110012)
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN0110012) · source
Also recorded as
2 sources record Light Valley Solar; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Valley Solar | asset:pins-nsip:en0110012 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects | — |
| Light Valley Solar, Selby Road - Solar Farm | asset:repd:17701 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) | Same planning reference |
How it compares
Light Valley Solar is the 70th-largest of 1,650 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 106th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 500 MW is 0.18% of the 279,068 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 | 70th of 1,650 | 171,264 MW | 0.29% |
| United Kingdom | 106th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | 0.18% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 257th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 442 grid connections (225 operating, 2,432 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 200 MW grid connection at NEL Hunter Direct | Grid connection | 200 MW | Planned | 2.9 km |
| Solar 49.95 MW grid connection at Hillam Solar Farm | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 3.1 km |
| Solar 20 MW grid connection at Weeland Road PV | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 3.2 km |
| Beal | Substation | — | — | 4.2 km |
| Weeland Road | Substation | — | — | 5.4 km |
| Eggborough | Substation | — | — | 5.8 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 19 km |
Operator and place
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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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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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