Snuff Mill Lane Gates Solar Farm & Battery Storage (9.7 MW)
Snuff Mill Lane Gates Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 9.7 MW solar farm project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 5 March 2024; the record was last updated on 20 March 2024.
9.7 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
20 March 2024record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 5 March 2024 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 20 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- UOH Energy Co Limited
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/02046/STPLF
- Site area
- 5.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Snuff Mill Lane Gates Snuff Mill Lane Cottingham
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Name in REPD
- Snuff Mill Lane Gates - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14858
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application withdrawn).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croxby Hall Farm, Inglemire Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.7 | application withdrawn | 0.9 |
| Creyke Beck Substation Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Creyke Beck | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.9 |
| Pillswood Phase 1 | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 3.1 |
| Cottingham Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.1 |
| Pillswood Phase 2 | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 3.3 |
| Clough Road Battery Energy System | battery storage | 130 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Kenley House Farm, Ferry Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Carr House Farm, Drove Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
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 (53.7742, -0.4026).