Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane Solar Farm (6 MW)
Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane Solar Farm is a 6 MW solar farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 December 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 January 2025.
6 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 January 2025record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 August 2024 | Application submitted |
| 6 December 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 December 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Goole Division)
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/01628/REG3
- Site area
- 13.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane, Rawcliffe Bridge, Goole
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17031
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawcliffe Bridge Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 1.8 |
| Goole Fields ll Wind Farm | wind farm | 34.9 | operational | 4.3 |
| Goole Fields | wind farm | 32.8 | operational | 4.5 |
| Carlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Rusholme Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 5.1 |
| Hales Lane | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Rusholme Grange | battery storage | 40 | operational | 5.3 |
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Station Road, Carlton | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
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 (53.6841, -0.9504).