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Carr House Farm, Drove Lane (49.9 MW solar farm)

Carr House Farm, Drove Lane is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 September 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 September 2023.

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

49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
11 September 2023record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area

Planning timeline

DateStage
12 July 2023Application submitted
1 September 2023Planning permission granted
1 September 2026Permission expired

Project details

Technology
solar farm
Capacity
49.9 MW
Status (REPD)
approved, not built
Record last updated
11 September 2023
Operator or applicant
Private Developer
Planning authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Planning application reference
23/01533/PLF
Site area
0.2 ha
Address (REPD)
S/O Carr House Farm, Drove Lane, Wawne, Kingston Upon Hull
Council area (by location)
East Riding of Yorkshire
Time to decision
7 weeks
Name in REPD
Carr House Farm, Drove Lane - Solar Panels
REPD reference
14471

Who decides

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—

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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 (53.8292, -0.3568).