Bishopthorpe (16.4 MW wind farm)
Bishopthorpe is a 16.4 MW wind farm project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 January 2017; the record was last updated on 20 April 2017.
16.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 April 2017record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 5 February 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 13 February 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 20 March 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 March 2015 | Secretary of State granted |
| 25 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 30 January 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK (formerly BayWa r.e.)
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- N/178/01969/12
- Appeal reference
- APP/D2510/A/14/2213150
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 115 m
- Address (REPD)
- Bishopthorpe Farm, Bishopthorpe, Tetney, Grimsby, Humberside
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 128 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4256
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louth Canal Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 3.1 |
| Hewitts Avenue, New Waltham | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Fen Lane wind farm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused on appeal | 4.7 |
| Damwells Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
| Solar Panels at North & S/O Lincoln Gate | solar farm | 98 | application submitted | 8.7 |
| Bradley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 43.7 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Bradley Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Low Farm Solar Array | solar farm | 20 | operational | 9.2 |
| Magnolia Street | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 9.4 |
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 (53.5099, -0.0007).