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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

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Received
13 May 2026
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Consultation
20 May 2026
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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). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), 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 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £192,500 in February 2015. Other property, freehold.

13 February 2015£192,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area1,668 m² (17,954 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 86)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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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, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 81% of prior approvals here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
27decided 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
Planning Portal ref
PP-14928430
Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
13 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.