In December, Energy Minister Martin McCluskey said the project was a step towards making Britain a clean energy superpower.
He said: “Families in Yorkshire have seen their energy bills go through the roof as a result of our exposure to volatile gas prices.
“The only way to make British people better off in the long-term is by securing clean, homegrown power that we control.”
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the project will be one of the largest of its kind in the UK, covering 476 hectares of agricultural land to the west of Camblesforth.
The application for the solar farm, submitted by Enso Energy and Cero Generation, includes a battery energy storage scheme (BESS) that connect to the grid via underground cable at nearby Drax power station.
Developer Enso Energy said the site would provide enough energy to power 47,500 homes.