Froghall Farm, Wyton Road Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage (49.9 MW)
Froghall Farm, Wyton Road Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage 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 11 November 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 November 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 November 2024record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 March 2023 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 November 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- GAM Capital Limited
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/00760/STPLFE
- Site area
- 98.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South & W/O Froghall Farm, Wyton Road, Preston, Hull
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 85 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Froghall Farm, Wyton Road - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 13654
The scheme also includes 20 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neat Marsh North, Neat Marsh Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Hull Solar Farm | solar farm | 25.7 | under construction | 1.0 |
| Staithes Road, Saltend -Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Kingston International Business Park | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Hull East Stor Generation Compound | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Green Frog Power, Great Field Lane | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Salt End Lane | battery storage | 49 | permission expired | 3.0 |
| Harbour Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 4.0 |
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 (53.7657, -0.2315).