Solar, wind and battery projects near Boston (PE21)
14 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PE21 (Boston): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running, 6 operational. The largest live scheme is Mallows Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage (10 MW solar farm, approved on 19 December 2022, not yet built), 8.3 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Lynn (97.2 MW, operational), 36.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PE21
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinguin Foodsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.5 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Feb 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Jul 2016 | Boston | 1.1 |
| Boston Landfill, Wybertonsolar farm | solar farm | 9.7 | under constructionupdated Apr 2024 | Jun 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Apr 2024 | Boston | 2.7 |
| Fen Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1.4 | operationalupdated Nov 2014 | Sep 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Nov 2014 | Boston | 3.3 |
| Friths Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 28 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2017 | Aug 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Nov 2017 | Boston | 3.3 |
| Canopus Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Jan 2015 | granted Mar 2015 | Aug 2017 | East Lindsey | 4.5 |
| Kirton Solar PV Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.2 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Nov 2014 | granted May 2015 | Jul 2016 | Boston | 6.7 |
| Nowhere Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Jul 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Apr 2015 | Boston | 7.7 |
| Leverton Ingssolar farm | solar farm | 12 | operationalupdated May 2014 | Aug 2013 | granted Oct 2013 | May 2014 | Boston | 7.7 |
| Mallows Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Feb 2026 | East Lindsey | 8.3 |
| Mallows Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 5.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Feb 2026 | East Lindsey | 8.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston West Business Park - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Mar 2026 | Boston | 0.7 |
| Riverside Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | May 2022 | Boston | 1.1 |
| Greenyard Frozen, Marsh Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Boston | 1.3 |
| Marsh Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | under constructionupdated Nov 2022 | Apr 2022 | refused Jun 2022 | Nov 2022 | Boston | 1.5 |
Distance from the average position of the PE21 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 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19.7 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn | 97.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | 36.5 |
| Inner Dowsing | 97.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | 39.4 |
Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.
How Boston decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Boston | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
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.