Solar, wind and battery projects near Market Rasen (LN7)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LN7 (West Lindsey): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Airfield Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, application submitted on 24 February 2026, no decision recorded), 0.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LN7
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airfield Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Apr 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Apr 2026 | West Lindsey | 0.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulham Fields Poultry Unit, Gulham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Jul 2025 | West Lindsey | 8.9 |
| Harvest Pet Products Limitedrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | West Lindsey | 9.4 |
Distance from the average position of the LN7 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.9 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How West Lindsey decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | West Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 21 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
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.