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Land Known As Heeling Bottoms Wheldrake Lane Elvington York

26/00258/EIASNScreening OpinionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Screening opinion in respect of a temporary development of a solar farm and substation with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.

Received
9 February 2026
Decision due
2 March 2026
Public comments
6
Ward
Wheldrake
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Land Known As Heeling Bottoms Wheldrake Lane Elvington York. York has handled 87 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Wheldrake.

83% of outline applications at City of York Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Screening Opinion
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Elvington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Documents
0
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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