Statutory Consultation Feedback Form

Thursday 16 April to Thursday 28 May 2026

Mylen Leah Solar Farm is proposed between the villages of Seaton Ross, Melbourne, Laytham, Ellerton, East Cottingwith and Foggathorpe in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

If consented, Mylen Leah Solar Farm would have a capacity of approximately 500 megawatts (MW), generating enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of around 180,000 homes*, helping to strengthen the UK’s energy security.

Mylen Leah Solar Farm would establish a grid connection via underground cabling to National Grid Thornton Substation, which would transfer the electricity to the national electricity network. There is no battery energy storage system (BESS) included in the proposal, meaning all the electricity produced would go directly to the national grid. 

You are now invited to take part in our statutory consultation, which runs from Thursday 16 April to Thursday 28 May 2026.

 

*The equivalent homes figure has been calculated in line with the latest DESNZ guidance / methodology published on 20th March 2026.

Calculation: Annual estimated generation MWh (Capacity, MW x hours in a year x solar capacity factor x DUKES electricity loss proportion) /Median Annual UK household electrical consumption, MWh (DESNZ stacked electricity consumption) = Homes Equivalent.

Section 1: About you

 

Your details are important to us in helping to understand who has responded to

our consultation, including any organisations and members of the local community. Please see our Data Privacy Notice at the back of this feedback form for details on how we will use your data.

1a. What is your age? (tick box)
1b. How would you describe your interest in our proposals?

Section 2: General questions

 

Your responses to this section will help us understand more about your views on climate and energy.

2a. Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements:

Section 3:Views on Mylen Leah Solar Farm and consultation to date

3a. Based on the information presented as part of our statutory consultation, how supportive are you of our proposals for Mylen Leah Solar Farm?

Section 4: Indicative masterplan

 

We have prepared an indicative masterplan for the statutory consultation showing the proposed layout, including areas for solar photovoltaic (PV) development and ecological mitigation.

To view the site layout plan, please refer to pages 12-13 of the information booklet.

Section 5: Construction, operation and decommissioning

 

Subject to consent being granted, the earliest we expect construction to start is 2029, with a construction period of up to 36 months. The project is expected to have an operational lifetime of 50 years.

 

For more information on the construction, operation and decommissioning of the project, please refer to pages 20-21 of the information booklet.

Section 6: Local environment

Mylen Leah Solar Farm is classified as an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) development, which means we are required to assess the likely environmental effects of the project.

 

More information on the process, and on where to find our surveys and assessments, can be found on pages 16-21 of the information booklet.

6a. What environmental issues relating to the proposals are most important to you? Please tick the relevant boxes below.

Section 7: Community benefits

 

Statkraft is proposing a community benefit fund for the operational lifetime of Mylen Leah Solar Farm.

 

The fund would be independently administered, with grant decisions made by a local panel of community representatives, and could support community and environmental projects in the parishes closest to the project.

 

More information about this can be found on page 19 of the information booklet.

Section 8: Additional feedback

Section 9: Views on the consultation

9a. Please let us know how you heard about the consultation by ticking one or more of the following boxes:
9b. Did you attend an in-person consultation event or attend an online webinar?
9c. How informative did you find our consultation events and/or our consultation materials?
9d. Please rate the information included as part of this consultation in terms of how clearly it was presented and how easy it was to understand: