Hunmanby Grange Cans Dale To The Grange Wold Newton Filey North Yorkshire YO25 3HS Data via plota.co.uk

26/02453/PPV - Prior Notif Solar Equip on non-domestic Approved

Proposal

The proposed development comprises the installation of a roof-mounted solar PV and battery storage system to provide on-site renewable energy generation. The solar PV system will consist of 448 panels rated at 595Wp each, providing a total installed capacity of 266.56kWp. The panels will be mounted on the existing buildings using a rail mounting system specifically designed for the roof type, fixed in accordance with manufacturer guidance and relevant British Standards. All associated electrical equipment, including inverters, cabling and protection devices, will be installed to meet current UK regulations and standards. The system is intended to reduce the site's carbon footprint and improve energy self-sufficiency through increased use of on-site renewable energy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 May 2026
Consultation
20 May 2026
Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Chief Planner · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Prior Notif Solar Equip on non-domestic
Postcode
YO25 3HS
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Hunmanby & Sherburn
Parish
Hunmanby (Scarborough)
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior approval not required
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Chief Planner
Applicant
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Agent
NerG Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 5 days slower than Scarborough's median of 37 for prior approvals. Approved, as 93% of prior approvals here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
14decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Scarborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Scarborough decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14928430
Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
13 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No