Bicker Fen (26.7 MW wind farm)
Bicker Fen is a 26.7 MW wind farm project in Boston, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 July 2008; the record was last updated on 15 September 2010.
26.7 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 September 2010record last updated
Bostoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 March 2003 | Application submitted |
| 15 October 2004 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2006 | Construction started |
| 28 July 2008 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 26.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 September 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Prospect
- Planning authority
- Boston
- Planning application reference
- B/03/0189
- Turbines
- 13
- Address (REPD)
- Bicker Fen , Bicker , Boston , Lincolnshire
- Council area (by location)
- Boston
- Time to decision
- 84 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3128
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicarage Drove Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Bicker Drove | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Bicker Fen Bess, Vicarage Drove | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Cowbridge Road, Bicker Fen | solar farm | 75 | under construction | 1.8 |
| Little Hale Fen Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Little Hale Drove, Little Hale Fen | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Heckington Fen Solar Park | solar farm | 500 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Heckington Fens | wind farm | 54 | permission expired | 7.1 |
| Nowhere Farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (52.9379, -0.2178).