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Land East Of Leys Lane Knottingley West Yorkshire

Awaiting decision North York Moors National Park ZG2025/0100/EIA Application submitted with EIA

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Construction and operation of a solar farm comprising up to 49.9MW (AC) and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference ZG2025/0100/EIA

Application record

Reference
ZG2025/0100/EIA
Type
Application submitted with EIA
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
29 Jan 2025
Validated
3 Jun 2025
Ward
Monk Fryston And South Milford
Parish
Stapleton Parish Council

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jan 2025

    Received by North York Moors National Park

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 July 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    North York Moors National Park took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

147 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with North York Moors National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North York Moors National Park decided outline applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    70% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jul

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