Planning application
Castle Hill Solar Farm Willerby Low Road Cottingham East Riding Of Yorkshire HU16 5JQ
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Proposal
Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound with a 2.35m high palisade fence and a CCTV camera mounted to existing substation, a small extension to internal vehicular access road to BESS, realignment of an existing 2.4m high boundary fencing, partial relocation of ground mounted solar panels with associated infrastructure (Retrospective Application) and construction of attenuation basin and swale for surface water drainage to watercourse
As published by the council, reference 26/01795/PLF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01795/PLF
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Cottingham South
- Parish
- Cottingham Parish Council
- Decision by
- No information
- Postcode
- HU16 5JQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by East Riding of Yorkshire
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21 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Riding of Yorkshire took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Applicant
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
52 documents on file for this application
- WILLERBY PARISH COUNCIL
- . SKIDBY PARISH COUNCIL
- YORKSHIRE WATER
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL
- MRS TRACY ROKAHR
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- . LAND DRAINAGE
- . LLFA - LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY
- HUMBERSIDE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
- . TRANSPORT PLANNING
- HULL DAILY MAIL
- . COTTINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL COTTINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL
- FLOODLIGHT DETAILS
- FENCING DETAILS
- MV SKID FOUNDATION GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- DRAINAGE LONG SECTION
- DRAINAGE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT (SHEET 1)
- DRAINAGE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT (SHEET 2)
- DRAINAGE DETAILS (SHEET 1)
- DRAINAGE DETAILS (SHEET 2)
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN, BESS SITE DETAIL AND ELEVATIONS
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (4E OF 6)
- THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (4A OF 6)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (4B OF 6)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (4C OF 6)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (4D OF 6)
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TREE IMPACT PLAN
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- BNG BASELINE HABITAT PLAN
- SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GLINT AND GLARE STUDY
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- HERITAGE ADDENDUM
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (1 OF 6)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (2 OF 6)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (3 OF 6)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (5 OF 6)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY (6 OF 6)
- TYPICAL PV MODULE AND RACK DETAIL
- CCTV COLUMN DETAIL
- CCTV COLUMN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
- OUTLINE BATTERY SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN
- DESIGN CODE COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- EQUIPMENT LIST OF DIMENSIONS
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