Carlam Hill Education CIC (5 MW solar farm)
Carlam Hill Education CIC is a 5 MW solar farm project in Kingston upon Hull, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 June 2016; the record was last updated on 29 September 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 September 2017record last updated
Kingston upon Hullcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 12 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 24 June 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 September 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat (formerly Renesola)
- Planning authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Planning application reference
- 15/00511/FULL
- Site area
- 23.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Carlam Hill Farm, East of Cumbrian Way, Kingston Upon Hull
- Council area (by location)
- Kingston upon Hull
- Time to decision
- 7 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4804
Who 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransholme, Hull | battery storage | 18 | abandoned | 1.0 |
| Turf Carr Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Kenley House Farm, Ferry Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Carr House Farm, Drove Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Kenley Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Peartree Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 320 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Clough Road Battery Energy System | battery storage | 130 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Croxby Hall Farm, Inglemire Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.7 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Hull Solar Farm | solar farm | 25.7 | under construction | 6.4 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.8085, -0.3158).