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Solar, wind and battery projects near Barnetby (DN38)

15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DN38 (North Lincolnshire): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 9 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Sweetbriar Farm (800 MW battery storage, application submitted on 2 July 2025, no decision recorded), 9.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

15projects within 10 km
4awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
1operational

Projects within 10 km of DN38

Projects of 1 MW and more (7)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Elsham Wind Farmwind farmwind farm30refused on appealupdated Nov 2006Aug 2004refused Jun 2005Nov 2006North Lincolnshire6.1
Scawby Roadsolar farmsolar farm49.9application submittedupdated May 2025Apr 2025—May 2025North Lincolnshire7.5
Scawby Roadbattery storagebattery storage30application submittedupdated May 2025Apr 2025—May 2025North Lincolnshire7.5
Airfield Farmsolar farmsolar farm49.9application submittedupdated Apr 2026Feb 2026—Apr 2026West Lindsey7.7
Scawby Brook, Briggbattery storagebattery storage99approved, not builtupdated Oct 2021Jul 2021granted Sep 2021Oct 2021North Lincolnshire7.9
Sweetbriar Farmbattery storagebattery storage800application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jul 2025—Aug 2025North Lincolnshire9.0
Sweet Briar Farm Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm39approved, not builtupdated May 2026Feb 2022granted Feb 2024May 2026North Lincolnshire9.1
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Agrimin Limited, Schiphol Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023Apr 2023granted May 2023Jul 2023North Lincolnshire3.6
Dodds Wold Farm, Elshamrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025granted Jul 2025Aug 2025North Lincolnshire5.4
Elsham Wold Industrial Estaterooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted Jun 2022May 2022North Lincolnshire5.6
Elsham Wold Industrial Estate, Pegasus Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted Jun 2022May 2022North Lincolnshire5.7
Atherton Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2operationalupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted Mar 2023May 2022North Lincolnshire7.1
The Vale Academy, Atherton Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Oct 2025granted Jan 2026Jan 2026North Lincolnshire7.1
Quinton And Kaines, Enterprise Courtrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated May 2023Feb 2023granted Mar 2023May 2023North Lincolnshire7.3
Harvest Pet Products Limitedrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022Jun 2022granted Aug 2022Jul 2022West Lindsey9.4

Distance from the average position of the DN38 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm32100139
Rooftop solar807101.9
Wind farm100010
Battery storage32100929

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How North Lincolnshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsNorth LincolnshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)4710,236
Refused15 (32%)19%
Solar refused7 of 3312%
Onshore wind refused8 of 1045%
Battery storage refused0 of 416%
Median time from submission to decision10.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed6 / 4—

All projects in North Lincolnshire

Is the status up to date?

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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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