One thousand solar panels plan for Scarborough Hospital roof
December 19, 2025
One thousand solar panels plan for hospital roof
PA MediaPlans have been lodged to install over 1,000 solar panels on buildings at Scarborough Hospital as part of a “net zero” strategy.
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has sought permission to place a total of 1,058 solar panels across the roofs of its estate.
If approved, the panels would cover 22,755 sq ft (2,114 sq m) of flat and pitched roofs and could save more than 72,638kg of CO2 a year, the trust said.
The proposed installation would support the trust’s target of “achieving net zero carbon and assisting with their decarbonising agenda”, the application stated.
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the proposal said the external surfaces of the panels would be supplied with a “factory-fitted anti-reflective coating providing anti-glint and anti-glare protection”.
It added that the coating prevented the reflection of light from the surface of the panel.
On pitched roofs, the installations would not protrude further than eight inches (20cm) from the surface of the sloped roof, and the panels would not be located within three feet (1m) of the roof perimeter, the application said.
On flat roofs, the panels would be mounted on a framing system, with space beneath for sufficient air flow and would not protrude further than three feet above the highest surface of the roof, excluding any chimney.
North Yorkshire Council has not yet set a date for deciding on the proposal.
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