Solar, wind and battery projects near Boston (PE22)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PE22 (East Lindsey): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Mallows Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage (10 MW solar farm, approved on 19 December 2022, not yet built), 2.0 km away. Offshore, 7 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Lynn (97.2 MW, operational), 28.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PE22
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallows Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Feb 2026 | East Lindsey | 2.0 |
| 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 | 2.0 |
| Leverton Ingssolar farm | solar farm | 12 | operationalupdated May 2014 | Aug 2013 | granted Oct 2013 | May 2014 | Boston | 3.7 |
| Land Off Folly Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Jul 2016 | East Lindsey | 7.5 |
| Marsh Farm, Sea Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Boston | 7.8 |
| Canopus Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Jan 2015 | granted Mar 2015 | Aug 2017 | East Lindsey | 8.0 |
| Wainfleet Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2013 | May 2011 | — | Oct 2013 | East Lindsey | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB Containers Limited, Brenton Villarooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 | Boston | 5.7 |
| The Beeches Yard, Beeches Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated Oct 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Oct 2024 | East Lindsey | 6.5 |
| Boston West Business Park - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Mar 2026 | Boston | 9.8 |
Distance from the average position of the PE22 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 28.9 |
| Inner Dowsing | 97.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | 31.0 |
| Centrica (Lincs) | 270 | operationalupdated May 2018 | 33.8 |
| Westermost Rough A | 210 | operationalupdated Apr 2018 | 35.0 |
| Race Bank (Phase 2) | 284 | operationalupdated Aug 2020 | 37.7 |
| Race Bank (Phase 1) | 290 | operationalupdated Aug 2020 | 37.7 |
| Dudgeon East | 402 | operationalupdated Jan 2020 | 38.8 |
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 East Lindsey decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | East Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 11 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
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. Near PE22, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.