Boston Landfill, Wyberton (9.7 MW solar farm)
Boston Landfill, Wyberton is a 9.7 MW solar farm project in Boston, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 December 2023; the record was last updated on 17 April 2024.
9.7 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
17 April 2024record last updated
Bostoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 21 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 17 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Infinis Solar Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Boston
- Planning application reference
- PL/0079/21
- Site area
- 17.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Boston Landfill, Slippery Gowt Lane, Wyberton, Boston
- Council area (by location)
- Boston
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Boston Landfill, Wyberton - Solar PV Array
- REPD reference
- 9193
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friths Farm | solar farm | 28 | permission expired | 4.7 |
| Canopus Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.1 |
| Nowhere Farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operational | 7.8 |
| Leverton Ings | solar farm | 12 | operational | 8.3 |
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 (52.9551, 0.0003).