Renewable energy projects in North East Lincolnshire
50 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in North East Lincolnshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 6 pending, 31 approved but not running, 5 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 2 of 41 decided applications (5%; UK 19%), with a median 18 weeks from submission to decision.
50projects in the council area
6awaiting a decision
31approved, not running
5%of decisions refused
How North East Lincolnshire decides
| Applications | North East Lincolnshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in North East Lincolnshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (31)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stallingboroughe, Stallingborough Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 375 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jun 2025 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Stallingborough Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 125 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Trondheim Way Battery energy storagebattery storage | battery storage | 80 | under constructionupdated May 2021 | Feb 2021 | granted Jan 2023 | May 2021 |
| Netherlands Way Battery Energy Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 80 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022 | Aug 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| Europa Waybattery storage | battery storage | 80 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Grimsby Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under constructionupdated Oct 2025 | Oct 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Oct 2025 |
| Hewitts Avenue, New Walthambattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 |
| Solar Farm at Adj To A180solar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Bradley Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 43.7 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Stallingboroughe, Stallingborough Road Solar PV Energysolar farm | solar farm | 37.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jun 2025 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Immingham Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Gunnerby Road - 30MW Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Laceby Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 27.1 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Mar 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Jul 2016 |
| Mauxhall Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 24 | permission expiredupdated Feb 2021 | Dec 2019 | granted May 2021 | Feb 2021 |
| Low Farm Solar Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 20 | operationalupdated Jan 2024 | Jun 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Jan 2024 |
| Magnolia Streetbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | abandonedupdated Mar 2019 | Sep 2017 | — | Mar 2019 |
| Mauxhall Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 18 | permission expiredupdated Feb 2021 | Dec 2019 | granted May 2020 | Feb 2021 |
| Stallingborough Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 12.4 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Bradley Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Macaulay Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2022 | May 2021 | — | Sep 2022 |
| Stallingborough Wind farmwind farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2012 | Jul 2008 | — | Aug 2012 |
| West Marsh (Phase 2)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Jan 2019 | Oct 2014 | granted Feb 2015 | Jan 2019 |
| Trondheim Waybattery storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Port Of Immingham West Riverside, Immingham Dockswind turbine | wind turbine | 4.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Apr 2024 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Port Of Immingham West Riverside, Immingham Dockswind turbine | wind turbine | 4.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | May 2024 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| West Marsh (Phase 1)solar farm | solar farm | 2 | abandonedupdated Jan 2019 | Oct 2014 | granted Feb 2015 | Jan 2019 |
| Gorton Street & Murray Street, Grimsby Dockssolar farm | solar farm | 1.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Shed 10, Alexandra Road South, Immingham Docksrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.4 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Grimsby West, Birchin Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | operationalupdated Jan 2024 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| HSH Coldstores, Estate Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | operationalupdated Jan 2024 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Shed 27, Alexandra Road, South Imminghamrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (19)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniels Chilled Foods, Lakesiderooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Diana Princess Of Wales Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Murray Street, Grimsby Dockssolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Estate Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted May 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| Thorpe Park Holiday Camp, Anthonys Bank Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 |
| Hewitts Avenue Tescorooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2020 | Dec 2018 | granted Mar 2019 | Apr 2020 |
| J Sainsbury Plc, Corporation Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — |
| Hilmore Road, Laceby - Photovoltaic Solar Systemrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted May 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| MRS Coldstore, Norfolk Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | refusedupdated Oct 2024 | Feb 2024 | refused Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Abp Border Control Post Building, Queens Road Solar Photovoltaic Panelrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Weelsby Pumping Station, Hewitts Avenuesolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 |
| N H Case Limitedrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | under constructionupdated Nov 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Aug 2022 | Nov 2021 |
| Oasis Academy Wintringhamrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Feb 2020 | granted Mar 2020 | Jul 2022 |
| Grimsby Institute, Laceby Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Freshney Green Primary Care Centre, Sorrel Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Armadillo Self Storage, The Deans, 1 Estate Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Innovation Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022 | Dec 2021 | — | Jan 2022 |
| Estuary Waywind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | — | May 2024 |
| Manor Golf Course, Barton Streetsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 |
Postcode districts in North East Lincolnshire
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN31 | 51 | 5 | 31 | 7 |
| DN32 | 43 | 5 | 23 | 7 |
| DN33 | 44 | 6 | 22 | 7 |
| DN34 | 52 | 5 | 32 | 7 |
| DN35 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 7 |
| DN36 | 37 | 4 | 18 | 7 |
| DN37 | 48 | 6 | 28 | 6 |
| DN40 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 3 |
| DN41 | 50 | 6 | 33 | 4 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to North East Lincolnshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.