Renewable planning › Solar › Redcar and Cleveland
Solar planning in Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland has decided 10 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 107 MW.
How Redcar and Cleveland compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Redcar and Cleveland sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 87th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (10)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Sainsburys, Morgan Drive - Solar Panels Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited · R/2025/0820/PNS · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.19 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-29 |
Roman Terrace - Solar Farm Community Led Regeneration · R/2024/0798/FFM · 6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-22 |
PD Teesport Warehouse A, Bulk Tees - Solar Panels PD Ports · R/2025/0366/PNS · 1.6 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-17 |
Elring Klinger, Troisdorf Way - Solar PV Panels Estarad Solar · R/2024/0663/PNS · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.41 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-19 |
Teesside Recycling Centre, Puddlers Road - Solar PV Panels Cumbria Waste Management Limited · R/2024/0666/PNS · 1.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-19 |
Yearby Village - Tees Solar Farm EDF Energy Renewables · R/2023/0002/FFM · 15.9 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-30 |
CSG Limited, Holden Close - Solar Panels Cleansing Service Group Limited · R/2023/0022/PN · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-07 |
North Cote Farm & Park Farm, Dunsdale - Solar Arrays Elgin Energy · R/2022/0615/FFM · 4.1 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-23 |
Kirkleatham Street - Solar Panel Array Advanced Renewable Power Limited · R/2022/0009/PN | 0.17 | Under Construction | 2022-01-14 |
Land at Woodhouse Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · R/2015/0328/FFM · 6.1 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-11-24 |
Does Redcar and Cleveland approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 10 solar farms Redcar and Cleveland has decided, 100% were approved (10 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Redcar and Cleveland?
The median time from application to decision is 1.7 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Redcar and Cleveland consented?
107 MW has been consented across 10 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Redcar and Cleveland
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
Novarly Parcel · official public data, read properly · parcel.novarly.com
Screen a specific site here · All authorities · UK property report