Solar : Under construction

Barnsdale Solar Park

Located on the outskirts of Leeds, Barnsdale Solar Park will generate enough green electricity to power more than 17,000 homes.

Project update

Where are we today?

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.

Key benefits

Barnsdale Solar Park

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:

  • Replaces carbon-intensive gas on the UK energy network
  • Reduces the UK’s reliance on imported energy
  • Enables more renewables on the grid
  • Our plans will boost local biodiversity and habitats
  • We will design the project benefits in partnership with the local community
  • We will work with local contractors wherever possible during construction

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

Key facts

Playing our part in securing net zero

Potential energy generation:

40MW capacity, enough to supply more than 17,000 homes

Location:

Between Kippax and Allerton Bywater

Size of area:

87.3 hectares

Current land use:

Agriculture

Land take:

The solar panels would cover approximately 55% of the area of land

Construction period:

Nine months

Economy boost:

The project represents at least £25 million investment

Lifespan:

Up to 40 years in operation

Connection to the grid:

Ledston Primary substation

The site

What it could look like

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.

Discover more

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.

Project Plan

Community benefits

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