Power plant · East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane - Solar Farm
Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane - Solar Farm is a permitted power plant in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 6 MW of capacity, operated by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East Riding of Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane, Rawcliffe Bridge, Goole, DN14 8NR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 6 Dec 2024 (permit 24/01628/REG3, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 Aug 2024 (reference 24/01628/REG3, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Dec 2024 (granted, reference 24/01628/REG3, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | East Riding of Yorkshire Council (East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Goole Division)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 13.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6849, -0.9472 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane - Solar Farm is the 1,576th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,433rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,576th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,433rd of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,556th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 487 grid connections (229 operating, 2,728 MW), 321 substations, 7 data centers and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawcliffe | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Solar 6 MW grid connection at Rawcliffe | Grid connection | 6 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| Guardian Glass | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Gas 5.16 MW grid connection at Glassworks 1_2 | Grid connection | 5.16 MW | Operating | 3.3 km |
| Goole | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Wind 61.75 MW grid connection at Moorends Wind Farm | Grid connection | 61.8 MW | Planned | 4.4 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 26 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.