Branston Solar Park (extension) (40 MW)
Branston Solar Park (extension) is a 40 MW solar farm project in North Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 30 September 2019; the record was last updated on 26 November 2019.
40 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
26 November 2019record last updated
North Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 October 2017 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 September 2019 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 26 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Ethical Power
- Planning authority
- North Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- 17/1546/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land Between, Mere Road and Sleaford Road, Branston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6456
Who decides
| Applications | North Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branston solar park | solar farm | 18.9 | operational | 0.6 |
| The Old Airfield Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Fiskerton Airfield (Phase 2) | solar farm | 22 | operational | 7.1 |
| Fiskerton Airfield (Phase 1) | solar farm | 12 | operational | 7.1 |
| Barfield Lane, Reepham | battery storage | 53 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| Springwell Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 800 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Hill Rise, Coleby | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Green Man Road, Navenby | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 8.9 |
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 (53.1837, -0.4658).