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Solar, wind and battery projects near Hornsea (HU18)

11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of HU18 (East Riding of Yorkshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Skipsea Lane, Dunnington Wind Farm (4.2 MW wind turbine, approved on 21 October 2022, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 6.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

11projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
6approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of HU18

Projects of 1 MW and more (5)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Withernwick extensionwind farmwind farm8.2operationalupdated Nov 2019Jun 2014granted Dec 2016Nov 2019East Riding of Yorkshire5.7
Bonwickwind farmwind farm17refusedupdated Mar 2017Mar 2015refused Feb 2017Mar 2017East Riding of Yorkshire6.3
Skipsea Lane, Dunnington Wind Farmwind turbinewind turbine4.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022Mar 2022granted Oct 2022Mar 2022East Riding of Yorkshire6.8
Withernwickwind farmwind farm18operationalupdated Jun 2013Apr 2008granted Sep 2008Jun 2013East Riding of Yorkshire7.1
Withernwick (withdrawn)wind farmwind farm25application withdrawnupdated Jun 2010Apr 2007—Jun 2010East Riding of Yorkshire7.2
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Far Grange Caravan Park, Hornsea Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023Mar 2023granted Apr 2023Jul 2023East Riding of Yorkshire5.8
Southfield House Farm, Hornsea Roadwind turbinewind turbine0.2application submittedupdated Feb 2026Jan 2026—Feb 2026East Riding of Yorkshire6.0
Cowden Magna Farm, Cowdenwind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Nov 2025granted Jan 2026Jan 2026East Riding of Yorkshire6.1
Robinson Contract Services, Catfoss Industrial Estatesolar farmsolar farm1approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024May 2024granted Jul 2024Aug 2024East Riding of Yorkshire7.1
Modular & Portable Buildings Hire Limited, Brandesburtonrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023Jun 2023granted Aug 2023Aug 2023East Riding of Yorkshire7.3
Rasher House, Catfoss Lanesolar farmsolar farm0.4approved, not builtupdated Jul 2026Apr 2026granted Jun 2026Jul 2026East Riding of Yorkshire7.3

Distance from the average position of the HU18 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm202001.4
Rooftop solar202000.6
Wind farm400210
Wind turbine312004.7

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How East Riding of Yorkshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsEast Riding of YorkshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)14310,236
Refused26 (18%)19%
Solar refused1 of 5912%
Onshore wind refused24 of 6345%
Battery storage refused1 of 2116%
Median time from submission to decision18.9 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed4 / 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 HU18, 1 project has 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.

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