Aura Power has submitted a planning application to Darlington Borough Council for the just under 50MW Burtree Lane solar farm in north-east England.
The submission follows a pre-planning consultation that took place in July last year.
Local residents can view and comment on the application and plans on the Council’s planning portal with reference number 22/00213/FUL.
The subsidy-free solar farm will have a capacity of up to 49.9MW that would generate enough renewable electricity to supply the equivalent of around 14,400 homes.
Aura Power UK development manager Chris Featonby said: “This site is excellently suited for the use of a solar farm as it has limited visibility and occupies, in part, a former landfill site.
“The landscaping proposals offer significant net gains in biodiversity, improving the natural environment and acting like a nature reserve.
“The land is owned by a local farmer that grazes sheep on the land, and will be able to continue doing so once the solar farm is in place.”
The site is close to the Darlington North electricity substation where it will connect to the electricity grid.