Ash Tree Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Ash Tree Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 February 2026record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 25 October 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 18 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 July 2025 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Limited
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S23/2199
- Site area
- 144.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- High Dike Road Londonthorpe
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 85 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 15396
The scheme also includes 25 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | South Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 14 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm | battery storage | 26 | permission expired | 1.7 |
| Side Barn, Church Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Solar Farm at Welby Solar Farm | solar farm | 46 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| High Dyke (Mill Farm) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.4 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 38.8 | refused | 4.5 |
| Heath Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.1 |
| Canners Lane Energy Park, High Dike | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Green Lane & Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Gonerby Moor, Great Gonerby Solar Farm | solar farm | 60 | operational | 7.9 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.9118, -0.5823).