Renewable energy projects in Kingston upon Hull
34 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Kingston upon Hull (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 26 approved but not running, 3 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 29 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 10 weeks from submission to decision.
34projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
26approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Kingston upon Hull decides
| Applications | Kingston upon Hull | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 29 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Kingston upon Hull
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clough Road Battery Energy Systembattery storage | battery storage | 130 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Hull East Stor Generation Compoundbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2021 | Apr 2021 | granted Jul 2021 | May 2021 |
| Green Frog Power, Great Field Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Bransholme, Hullbattery storage | battery storage | 18 | abandonedupdated Jan 2019 | Apr 2017 | — | Jan 2019 |
| Carlam Hill Education CICsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Sep 2017 | Apr 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Sep 2017 |
| Green Port Hull Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 3 | application withdrawnupdated May 2012 | Dec 2011 | — | May 2012 |
| Energy Works Hullwind turbine | wind turbine | 3 | operationalupdated Mar 2018 | Jun 2011 | granted Oct 2011 | Mar 2018 |
| Bericap, Oslo Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (26)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranswick Convenience Foods, Helsinki Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Victory Leisure Homesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | application submittedupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Cranswick Foods, Helsinki Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Andrew Johnson Knudtzon Limited, Boulevardrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Cranswick Foods, William Wright Dockrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Caradon Ideal, National Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Cranswick Foods, Helsinki Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Cranswick Foods, Helsinki Road Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Limited, Dansom Lane Southrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Andrew Johnson Knudtzonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Oct 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Woodford Leisure Centre, Holderness Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| XPO UK Supply Chain Limited, Salvesen Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Gibraltar Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| Morrisons Supermarket PV Solar Systemrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Kingspan Access Floors,Burma Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| Geneva Way Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Smith And Nephew, Hessle Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Gibraltar Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Armadillo Storage, Spyvee Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Hull Royal Infirmaryrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| WJ Components Limited, Burma Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Samaritans Spring Bank Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | operationalupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Feb 2024 |
| Great Field Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2022 | Jan 2021 | — | Jan 2022 |
| Cottingham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | May 2022 |
| Hull Portwind farm | wind farm | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | — | Jul 2024 |
| Staveley House, Stockholm Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
Postcode districts in Kingston upon Hull
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU1 | 64 | 4 | 42 | 9 |
| HU2 | 66 | 4 | 44 | 9 |
| HU3 | 61 | 3 | 40 | 9 |
| HU4 | 57 | 4 | 37 | 9 |
| HU5 | 67 | 3 | 46 | 9 |
| HU6 | 65 | 3 | 45 | 9 |
| HU7 | 67 | 3 | 45 | 10 |
| HU8 | 63 | 4 | 41 | 9 |
| HU9 | 63 | 4 | 42 | 8 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Kingston upon Hull by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.