Cottingham Solar Farm (5 MW)
Cottingham Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 February 2022; the record was last updated on 12 May 2022.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
12 May 2022record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 1 September 2021 | Construction started |
| 1 February 2022 | Operational |
| 14 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 12 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 21/02126/STPLF
- Site area
- 7.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Castle Hill Roundabout To The E/O Beverley Road, Cottingham, Hull
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Cottingham - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9179
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creyke Beck Substation Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Snuff Mill Lane Gates Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.7 | application withdrawn | 3.1 |
| Creyke Beck | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 3.6 |
| Croxby Hall Farm, Inglemire Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.7 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Pillswood Phase 1 | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Pillswood Phase 2 | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Humberfield Recycling Centre | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Clough Road Battery Energy System | battery storage | 130 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Melton Waste Park | wind farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (53.7702, -0.4498).