Revised plans have been unveiled for a 500MW solar project near Beverley, now named Clean Air Solar Farm, which aims to power approximately 160,000 UK homes.
New plans for a 500MW solar farm near Beverley have emerged. The proposed ‘Clean Air Solar Farm’ is a revision of the Kingfisher Solar Farm, which was announced in January 2025.
The new project is an evolution of the previous plans, with a new site boundary, a new partner, and a new project name. Announced by renewable energy specialists and joint partners, PS Renewables and Ørsted Onshore, the 500MW Clean Air Solar Farm would produce enough energy to power around 160,000 UK homes. For scale, last week the Government approved what is set to be the UK’s largest solar farm which will be 800MW.
The project would be based across two sites near Beverley. A northern site would be around three miles north of Beverley, to the east of the A164. Plans for this land were presented during a consultation in February 2025 as Kingfisher Solar Farm.
The southern site would be located southwest of the A1079. The project would connect to the planned Wanlass Beck substation, which is an extension of the existing Creyke Beck substation.
The amount of electricity Clean Air Solar Farm would generate means that it is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). This means the decision on whether to grant final consent for the project would be made by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, not the council as is usually the case with planning matters.
A planning decision is expected in 2028. If granted consent, Clean Air Solar Farm is expected to be operational by 2033.
Randall Linfoot from the Clean Air Solar Farm team said:
“Since we first introduced Kingfisher Solar Farm, there have been significant changes. The project was originally developed to make use of spare grid capacity associated with Ørsted’s Hornsea 4 offshore wind project. Since then, Hornsea 4 has returned to development, and we have been following the statutory National Energy System Operator (NESO) Gate 2 process to secure a new grid connection.
“New project partners PS Renewables are a highly experienced, UK renewable energy developer. Together with Ørsted Onshore, the project proposals and site boundary have since evolved. To reflect these collective changes and a fresh start to our proposal, we took the decision to rename to Clean Air Solar Farm.
“Clean Air Solar Farm will be able to power approximately 160,000 UK homes, making a significant contribution toward meeting the country’s ambitious plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. We are committed to making a long-term, positive impact with these proposals and feedback from the community is critical. We would like to thank everyone for the time taken to engage with Kingfisher Solar Farm. All the feedback received to date has been carefully reviewed and fed into our plans.
A number of Public Information Days about the project will be held in the local area in June 2026. These drop-in events will provide local communities near the project a chance to learn more about the plans, talk directly to the project team and provide feedback on the evolving design. Following this, a period of consultation will be held in Autumn 2026.
The drop-in events will be held at:
- Lockington Village Hall, Chapel St, Lockington, Driffield YO25 9SN on Monday 22nd June 2026 15:00 – 19:00
- Beverley Memorial Hall, 73-75 Lairgate, Beverley HU17 8HN on Tuesday 23rd June 2026 15:00 – 19:00
- Walkington Village Hall, 17 E End, Walkington, Beverley HU17 8RX on Wednesday 24th June 2026 15:00 – 19:00
- Webinar on Monday 29th June 19:00 – 19:30
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