Old Chalk Pit, West Back Side - Three Oaks Renewable Park (39 MW solar farm)
Old Chalk Pit, West Back Side - Three Oaks Renewable Park is a 39 MW solar farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 March 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 February 2026.
39 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 February 2026record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 21 March 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 March 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 39 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Ridge Clean Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/02777/STPLF
- Site area
- 68.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Old Chalk Pit, West Back Side, Haisthorpe, Driffield
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 73 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 12525
The scheme also includes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornholme Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 1.1 |
| Carnaby | wind farm | 6 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Land South Of Demming Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused | 4.5 |
| Fraisthorpe Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.7 | operational | 4.7 |
| Lissett Airfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | operational | 7.2 |
| Lissett Airfield Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 12.5 | appeal withdrawn | 8.1 |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 (54.072, -0.2898).