Canopus Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Canopus Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 December 2015; the record was last updated on 14 August 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 August 2017record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 26 March 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 August 2015 | Construction started |
| 10 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Countryside Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- S/054/02433/14
- Site area
- 12.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Associates With Canopus F, Frith Bank, Boston, Lincolnshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4951
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friths Farm | solar farm | 28 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Mallows Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Boston Landfill, Wyberton | solar farm | 9.7 | under construction | 7.1 |
| Leverton Ings | solar farm | 12 | operational | 8.0 |
| Nowhere Farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (53.0099, -0.055).