Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane (42 MW solar farm)
Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane is a 42 MW solar farm project in North Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 26 March 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 25 April 2025.
42 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
25 April 2025record last updated
North Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 March 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 25 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Starlight Energy
- Planning authority
- North Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- 24/1470/FUL
- Site area
- 76.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Adj Burton Gorse Plantation, N/O Whitecross Lane, Burton Pedwardine, Sleaford
- Council area (by location)
- North Kesteven
- Name in REPD
- Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 17363
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Farm (Burton Pedwardine) | solar farm | 15 | operational | 0.7 |
| White Cross Lane | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 0.8 |
| White Gorse Farm | solar farm | 11.6 | permission expired | 3.0 |
| Gorse Lane | solar farm | 20 | under construction | 3.3 |
| Mareham Lane, Solar PV Panels | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Beacon Fen Energy Park | solar farm | 400 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Ewerby Thorpe Farm | solar farm | 25 | abandoned | 6.1 |
| Deepdale Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 7.0 |
| Little Hale Drove, Little Hale Fen | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
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 (52.9688, -0.3637).