Cowbridge Road, Bicker Fen (75 MW solar farm)
Cowbridge Road, Bicker Fen is a 75 MW solar farm project in South Holland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
75 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
South Hollandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 21 July 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 75 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- AGR Solar 2 Limited
- Planning authority
- South Holland
- Planning application reference
- H04-0849-22
- Site area
- 97.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Cowbridge Road, Bicker Fen, Boston
- Council area (by location)
- South Holland
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Cowbridge Road, Bicker Fen - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 12117
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
Who decides
| Applications | South Holland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 44 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 6 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Lincolnshire, South Holland.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicker Fen Bess, Vicarage Drove | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Vicarage Drove Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Bicker Fen | wind farm | 26.7 | operational | 1.8 |
| Bicker Drove | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Little Hale Fen Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Little Hale Drove, Little Hale Fen | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Heckington Fen Solar Park | solar farm | 500 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Neslam Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 6.8 |
| Nowhere Farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operational | 7.1 |
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 (52.9224, -0.2109).