Construction work on our 50-hectare Barnsdale Solar Park started in the summer of 2025 managed by specialist contractor GOLDBECK SOLAR.
A range of local contractors have been appointed on different aspects of the project, in line with our OnPath Together development approach.
Following preparatory design and the construction of a new access junction to site, supporting infrastructure is now being installed across the site with initial site tracks substantially complete, piling to one of the fields is mostly complete with the follow on table installation having commenced.
The project is scheduled to be connected to the National Grid via the nearby Ledston Primary electricity sub-station in spring next year, with the first green energy set to be generated on the site in the summer.
potential electricity generated per year
homes powered by the site each year
tonnes of CO2 displaced over the lifespan of the project (approx)
equivalent number of cars taken off the road due to CO2 savings
annual community benefit fund of up to £25k
metres of new hedgerow planting
biodiversity net gain
At OnPath Energy, we’re powering a more sustainable future through renewable energy. Our projects, like the proposal for Barnsdale Solar Park, will inspire and enable communities, businesses, and landowners to embrace a just transition to net zero. Key benefits include:
OnPath Energy also operates the nearby Hook Moor Wind Farm at Micklefield which has been providing clean, renewable electricity since 2016. Take a look at the benefits the Hook Moor Wind Farm provides to local residents
40MW capacity, enough to supply more than 17,000 homes
Between Kippax and Allerton Bywater
87.3 hectares
Agriculture
The solar panels would cover approximately 55% of the area of land
Nine months
The project represents at least £25 million investment
Up to 40 years in operation
Ledston Primary substation
It’s very important for us to let you know what the proposed development could look like. We have designed the Barnsdale site to ensure that the residential amenity of local residents is minimised.
This image shows what the Barnsdale site could look like from the footpath between Kippax Meadows and southern boundary, from completion, to a projection of 10 years on, as well as what the Barnsdale site could like from Park Lane with a visualisation of the battery storage facility on its own and also a visualisation of the battery storage facility and solar.
Read on to discover the plans and wide range of social, economic and environmental benefits Barnsdale Solar Park will bring to the local community, while supporting a just transition to renewable energy that is fair and inclusive for everyone.
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