Peartree Hill Solar Farm
The solar farm, located in the East Riding of Yorkshire would provide enough low-carbon energy to meet the equivalent annual needs of approximately 167,000 homes.
Project update
Our targeted consultation on seven proposed changes to the Peartree Hill Solar Farm application closed on 5 September 2025. A formal Change Application has been submitted to the Examining Authority and subsequently been accepted, this can be viewed on the project page of the Planning Inspectorate’s website here.
Our subsequent targeted consultation on proposed changes to permissive path routes closed on 22 October 2025. We submitted a Consultation Report to the Planning Inspectorate as part of the formal change application.
During the Examination the latest documentation and submissions about the project will be available on the project page of Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website.
The need for solar
The UK has a legally binding commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This can only be achieved with the roll-out of reliable, affordable, clean energy sources.
As one of the cheapest and most rapidly deployable forms of renewable energy, solar will play an important role in addressing the climate crisis, while helping the UK to become more ‘energy independent’, reducing our reliance on expensive fossil fuel imports for electricity and heating.
The UK government has set an ambition of reaching 45 to 47 gigawatts of installed solar capacity by 2030, a five-fold increase on current installed capacity, and our proposals for Peartree Hill will make a key contribution towards achieving this ambition.
Our proposals at a glance
RWE is bringing forward proposals for Peartree Hill, a solar and battery storage project that would provide 320MW of clean energy, enough to power the equivalent of approximately 167,000 homes.
The application for a Development Consent Order for Peartree Hill Solar Farm was submitted on 21 February 2025. The Planning Inspectorate accepted the application on 21 March 2025.
More information about our submitted proposals and changes we made in response to feedback received from our three consultations can be found on the Proposals page and within our You Said, We Did booklet on our Documents page.
All the application documents are also available on the Documents page.
Who is RWE?
The initial plans for Peartree Hill were presented by JBM Solar during the non-statutory consultation in Autumn 2023. JBM Solar has since been acquired by RWE, one of the three largest solar developers in the UK. It is RWE’s ambition to have a carbon neutral energy portfolio by 2040, providing clean, secure and affordable energy to millions of households.
Proposals for Peartree Hill are still led by the same knowledgeable team with the same values. As part of RWE, Peartree Hill will benefit from vast energy expertise, through design, construction and operation. For more information about RWE, you can view our website here.
For more information about RWE, you can view their website here.
Contact us
To contact the project team you can:
info@peartreehillsolar.co.uk
01482 695 004
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