Solar, wind and battery projects near Brough (HU15)
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HU15 (East Riding of Yorkshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 10 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Winterton Landfill Site - Ground Mounted Solar PV Arrays (5 MW solar farm, under construction since 1 December 2022), 8.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of HU15
Projects of 1 MW and more (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagletts Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2015 | Dec 2014 | — | Aug 2015 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 0.6 |
| Yorkshire Grown Produce, Main Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 5.1 |
| Wienerberger Limited, Tongue Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 4.7 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 5.4 |
| 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 | 5.9 |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Melton Common Wind Clusterwind farm | wind farm | 5 | operationalupdated Sep 2023 | Jun 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Sep 2023 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.4 |
| Newton Farm, Tongue Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 1.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.4 |
| Meltonwind farm | wind farm | 3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | May 2022 | granted Feb 2024 | Jan 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.5 |
| Melton Waste Parkwind farm | wind farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Feb 2015 | granted Apr 2015 | Jun 2017 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.5 |
| 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 | 6.7 |
| Winterton Landfill Site - Ground Mounted Solar PV Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 5 | under constructionupdated Dec 2022 | Mar 2021 | granted Jul 2021 | Dec 2022 | North Lincolnshire | 8.0 |
| Ironstone Quarry Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 7.5 | refusedupdated Dec 2014 | May 2011 | refused Jun 2013 | Dec 2014 | North Lincolnshire | 9.1 |
| Sober Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 15 | operationalupdated Aug 2014 | Oct 2008 | granted Mar 2010 | Aug 2014 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 9.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Farm, Tongue Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 6.4 |
| 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 | 6.5 |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Victory Conversions, Sandholme Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 8.3 |
Distance from the average position of the HU15 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Wind farm | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Wind turbine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 HU15, 2 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.