Light Valley Solar is a proposed solar and energy storage project to the north and west of Selby in North Yorkshire. The proposals include five sites where solar panels could be installed, located between Monk Fryston, Hambleton, Eggborough and Escrick.

The Project is anticipated as being able to deliver up to 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity over 60 years of operation. Clean electricity generated by the project will be supplied to the National Grid at the existing Monk Fryston substation, where a 500 MW AC (alternate current) connection has been agreed. For context, 500 MW AC is equivalent to powering approximately 115,000 homes annually.

On this website, you can find out more about the project, why it is needed, and how you can have your say.

To stay informed about Light Valley Solar, you can sign up to receive updates directly to your inbox. Please click here to register with us and be kept up to date with any news and developments regarding the proposals.

Following our Phase One Consultation, which ran for six weeks from Thursday 24th October to Thursday 5th December 2024, we have now published our Project Update Newsletter and Phase One Consultation Summary Report which can be viewed in the document library section of this website.

The Project Update Newsletter and Phase One Consultation Summary Report provides an overview of the feedback we received during our Phase One Consultation for Light Valley Solar, and how we are using this feedback to inform the project design process moving forward. This document also provides an update on changes in the land areas for the project, which you can see on pages 4 and 5 of the document.

Following continuous development of the project proposals, we will then carry out a second phase of community consultation. This is a statutory phase of consultation that is required by the application process for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP).

 This statutory stage of consultation is intended to give you the opportunity to comment on our updated proposals and how they have evolved since the initial consultation. We anticipate to carry out this second phase of consultation in Summer 2025.

 Following Phase Two consultation, we will review our proposals in light of feedback received along with the findings from our ongoing assessments so we can finalise and submit our application for development consent to the Planning Inspectorate. As the developer, we have a duty to demonstrate how we have taken your views into account in developing our final application.

 We will continue to engage with local councils, community groups and technical consultees, and you can continue to get in touch via our communication channels, which can be found at the bottom of this page.

Where we are now

Contributing to climate targets and decarbonising our electricity supply

Light Valley Solar will contribute towards the UK Government’s goals of tripling solar power to 50GW by 2030 and achieving Net Zero by 2050.

Co-existing and enhancing the natural environment

Light Valley Solar will be designed in a way that boosts and enhances local wildlife by delivering a net gain in biodiversity.

Continuing a legacy of power generation

Light Valley Solar is proposed in an area with a significant history of power generation.

Existing infrastructure and capacity makes it well placed to continue this legacy.

Community and local benefits

We are committed to working with the local community to identify and define community benefits.

To stay informed about Light Valley Solar, you can sign up to receive updates directly to your inbox. Please click here to register with us and be kept up to date with any news and developments regarding the proposals. 

To see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), please visit our FAQ-dedicated webpage linked here.

To print, view and download our consultation materials please visit our Documents webpage, available via this link. 

Stay Informed

We have established dedicated communications lines for Light Valley Solar Park, listed below, to ensure that you are always able to get in touch with a member of our stakeholder correspondence team, from 9am to 5pm Monday - Friday. In the meantime, please register with us here to receive email updates and be kept informed about Light Valley Solar.

Please feel free to get in touch using any of the communications lines below. We look forward to hearing from you.

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