Planning application
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 1217no. roof mounted solar panels with a total installed capacity of 559.82kWp under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J
As published by the council, reference 25/02411/SOLAR
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02411/SOLAR
- Type
- Solar Panels prior notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Guildhall
- Parish
- Guildhall Planning Panel
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- YO31 8HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the York register
This site has had 23 applications since 2010: 20 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00315/FUL Granted
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Installation of access ladders, edge protection and mansafe systems across 4no. (surgical unit, childrens centre, remedial therapy and estates office) seperate roof areas of York Hospital
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AOD/26/00005 Granted
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Condition 5 (Noise) of 24/01065/FUL
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25/02019/TCA Granted
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Fell 3no. Willow; crown raise up to 3m over path and up to 2.4m lateral branch reduction of 2no. Lime
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AOD/25/00287 Granted
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Condition 3 (CEMP) of 24/01065/FUL
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23/01547/TCNOT Granted
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Regulation 5 notice for removal of 6 No. antennas and 21 No. ERS units. Installation of 6 No. replacement antennas on existing support poles. Installation of 7 No. replacement ERS units on existing steelwork. Installation of 1 No. 600mm and 1 No. 300mm dishes on new standoff brackets attached to antenna poles.
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23/00157/FUL Granted
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Use of land as temporary car park at Bootham Park Court (retrospective in part)
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22/02633/NONMAT Granted
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Non-material amendment to permitted application 22/00632/FUL to alter six windows of the west facade of the four storey block to add a lower transom and an obscure light below.
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22/02254/FUL Granted
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Installation of an acoustic fence to the north/east boundary
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22/00632/FUL Granted
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Over-cladding and window replacement to the west facade of the 4 storey block at York Hospital
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AOD/20/00343 Granted
York District Hospital Wigginton Road York YO31 8HE
Conditions 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 7 (edge protection measures to the roof ), & 9 (foul and surface water drainage) of planning permission 19/01880/FULM
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by York
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18 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Vital Energi Utilities Ltd Agent, registered in Blackburn
Active · incorporated 2000 · Blackburn
21 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 94% granted
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York granted permission on 18 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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