Pollington Solar Farm (5 MW)
Pollington Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 March 2017; the record was last updated on 4 October 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 October 2017record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 23 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Pollington Solar
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/01315/STPLF
- Site area
- 12.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North East Of Quarryside, Heck & Pollington Lane, Great Heck, Goole, Humberside
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5225
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Pollington Airfield | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Aire & Calder Wind Farm | wind farm | 45 | application withdrawn | 3.3 |
| Springfield Farm, Weeland Road | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Springfield Farm, Hensall | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Helios Renewable Energy Project | solar farm | 190 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Eggborough Power Station, Selby Road | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Station Road, Carlton | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Eggborough Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 550 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Corner Of Weeland Road, Lunn Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (53.6821, -1.0867).