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Mill Hill Farm

Mill Hill Farm is a 5 MW solar farm in Yorkshire and the Humber, England, operated by Octopus Investments. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningApr 2015 (completed)
  2. ConsentedJul 2015 (completed)
  3. ConstructionNov 2015 (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 2015 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
5 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Octopus Investments
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
YO60 6QN
Coordinates
54.0956, -1.0323

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Mill Hill Farm compares

252nd of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
2nd of 14in Yorkshire and the Humber
0.09%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 4.4 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 5 MW station would generate roughly 4.4 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,620 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.

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Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Developer / operator
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Planning authority
North Yorkshire
Planning reference
15/00377/MFUL
Application submitted
1 April 2015
Permission granted
28 July 2015
Construction started
2 November 2015
Began operating
17 December 2015
Capacity in planning record
5 MW
Address
Mill Hill Farm, Cornborough Road, Sheriff Hutton, York, North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, YO60 6QL
REPD reference
5157

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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