Solar, wind and battery projects near Hessle (HU13)
47 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HU13 (East Riding of Yorkshire): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 32 approved but not yet running, 8 operational. The largest live scheme is Clough Road Battery Energy System (130 MW battery storage, approved on 12 September 2023, not yet built), 8.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of HU13
Projects of 1 MW and more (19)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humberfield Recycling Centrebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Nov 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1.5 |
| Cottingham Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2022 | Jun 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | May 2022 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 5.0 |
| Meltonwind farm | wind farm | 3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | May 2022 | granted Feb 2024 | Jan 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 5.5 |
| Wren Kitchens & Bedrooms, Parrott Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 6.6 | under construction | — | — | — | North Lincolnshire | 5.6 |
| Snuff Mill Lane Gates Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 9.7 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2024 | Aug 2023 | — | Mar 2024 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 5.9 |
| Creyke Beck Substation Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2024 | Aug 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Feb 2024 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.3 |
| Melton Waste Parkwind farm | wind farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Feb 2015 | granted Apr 2015 | Jun 2017 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.3 |
| Croxby Hall Farm, Inglemire Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 9.7 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2024 | Aug 2023 | — | Mar 2024 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.4 |
| Bayram Timber Limited, Gibson Lane Southrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.7 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.6 |
| Melton Common Wind Clusterwind farm | wind farm | 4.6 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | — | Sep 2023 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.6 |
| Melton Common Wind Clusterwind farm | wind farm | 5 | operationalupdated Sep 2023 | Jun 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Sep 2023 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.7 |
| Melton Common Wind Clusterwind turbine | wind turbine | 2.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Jun 2014 | granted Feb 2016 | Sep 2023 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.7 |
| Clough Road Battery Energy Systembattery storage | battery storage | 130 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Kingston upon Hull | 8.0 |
| Energy Works Hullwind turbine | wind turbine | 3 | operationalupdated Mar 2018 | Jun 2011 | granted Oct 2011 | Mar 2018 | Kingston upon Hull | 8.0 |
| Creyke Beckbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2019 | Apr 2017 | granted Jun 2017 | Jan 2019 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 8.2 |
| Pillswood Phase 1battery storage | battery storage | 49.5 | operationalupdated Nov 2022 | Apr 2017 | granted Oct 2018 | Nov 2022 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 8.6 |
| Pillswood Phase 2battery storage | battery storage | 49.5 | operationalupdated Nov 2022 | May 2019 | granted Jul 2023 | Nov 2022 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 8.6 |
| 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 | Kingston upon Hull | 9.1 |
| Saxby Wold Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 36 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2014 | Jun 2011 | refused Feb 2012 | Sep 2014 | North Lincolnshire | 9.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (28)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxinar Limited, Rofin Houserooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1.4 |
| Spire Hospital, Lowfield Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1.5 |
| XPO UK Supply Chain Limited, Salvesen Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 | Kingston upon Hull | 4.2 |
| Cranswick Foods, William Wright Dockrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Jun 2026 | Kingston upon Hull | 5.0 |
| Andrew Johnson Knudtzon Limited, Boulevardrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 | Kingston upon Hull | 5.2 |
| Andrew Johnson Knudtzonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021 | Oct 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | Kingston upon Hull | 5.2 |
| Hull Royal Infirmaryrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Kingston upon Hull | 5.7 |
| Melton Enterprise Park, Redcliff Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 5.8 |
| Smith And Nephew, Hessle Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Kingston upon Hull | 5.8 |
| Snuff Mill Lane Gates Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2024 | Aug 2023 | — | Mar 2024 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 5.9 |
| Creyke Beck Substationbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.3 |
| Samaritans Spring Bank Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | operationalupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Feb 2024 | Kingston upon Hull | 6.4 |
| Croxby Hall Farm, Inglemire Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2024 | Aug 2023 | — | Mar 2024 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.4 |
| Cottingham Water Pumping Station, Mill Housesolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.8 |
| Braffords Farm, Riplingham Roadwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.9 |
| Cottingham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | May 2022 | Kingston upon Hull | 7.0 |
| Caradon Ideal, National Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | Kingston upon Hull | 7.7 |
| Armadillo Storage, Spyvee Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Kingston upon Hull | 7.8 |
| Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Limited, Dansom Lane Southrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 | Kingston upon Hull | 8.3 |
| Staveley House, Stockholm Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Kingston upon Hull | 8.6 |
| 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 | Kingston upon Hull | 8.8 |
| 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 | Kingston upon Hull | 8.8 |
| 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 | Kingston upon Hull | 8.8 |
| Cranswick Foods, Helsinki Road Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Kingston upon Hull | 8.8 |
| Gibraltar Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Kingston upon Hull | 9.3 |
| Gibraltar Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Feb 2022 | Kingston upon Hull | 9.3 |
| Geneva Way Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Jul 2022 | Kingston upon Hull | 9.6 |
| Victory Leisure Homesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | application submittedupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Jan 2026 | Kingston upon Hull | 9.7 |
Distance from the average position of the HU13 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.3 |
| Rooftop solar | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 18.6 |
| Wind farm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Wind turbine | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Battery storage | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 160 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How East Riding of Yorkshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | East Riding of Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 143 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 26 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 24 of 63 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 21 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
All projects in East Riding of Yorkshire
Is the status up to date?
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. Near HU13, 8 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.