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09-08-2025
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'Biggest' floating solar farm approved for dock
Plans have been approved for what is being touted as the biggest floating solar farm in the UK. It is set to be included in the £100m redevelopment the Grade II-listed Ice Factory complex at Grimsby docks. The project had already been granted permission for a 1,000-seat events venue, a conference centre, offices and a 161-bedroom hotel. Developer Tom Shutes, from GY 1900 Ltd, said the solar farm and other renewable resources would provide free heating and power to tenants of the site for 25 years. The floating solar panels would cover an area larger than the pitch at Wembley Stadium, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The proposals also include a public outdoor swimming pool, a marine centre, restaurants and a development hub for offshore wind and maritime research. The Ice Factory was built in 1900 to make crushed ice for Grimsby's trawler fleet. It closed in 1990. Redevelopment is likely to take three years to complete, but some tenants could start moving in next year. Mr Shutes said he was "thrilled" to win planning permission for the solar farm. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices More on this story Landmark docks building set to be 1,000-seat venue New plans to save 'at risk' landmark ice factory Plans submitted for open water swimming at dock Related internet links Local Democracy Reporting Service
BBC News
09-08-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Grimsby dock revamp to include 'biggest' floating solar farm
Plans have been approved for what is being touted as the biggest floating solar farm in the is set to be included in the £100m redevelopment the Grade II-listed Ice Factory complex at Grimsby project had already been granted permission for a 1,000-seat events venue, a conference centre, offices and a 161-bedroom Tom Shutes, from GY 1900 Ltd, said the solar farm and other renewable resources would provide free heating and power to tenants of the site for 25 years. The floating solar panels would cover an area larger than the pitch at Wembley Stadium, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The proposals also include a public outdoor swimming pool, a marine centre, restaurants and a development hub for offshore wind and maritime Ice Factory was built in 1900 to make crushed ice for Grimsby's trawler fleet. It closed in 1990. Redevelopment is likely to take three years to complete, but some tenants could start moving in next Shutes said he was "thrilled" to win planning permission for the solar farm. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices
