Danes Farm - extension (10.5 MW solar farm)
Danes Farm - extension is a 10.5 MW solar farm project in West Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 March 2016; the record was last updated on 1 February 2017.
10.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 February 2017record last updated
West Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 4 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 11 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Freewatt Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- West Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- 131968
- Site area
- 18.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Stow Park Road, Stow, Lincoln
- Council area (by location)
- West Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 6 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1525
Who decides
| Applications | West Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 21 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stow Park Farm, Stow Park | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Marton Sewage Works, High Street | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Gate Burton Solar & Energy Storage Park | solar farm | 531 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| West Burton Solar Project | solar farm | 480 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Cottam Solar Project | solar farm | 600 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Cottam wind farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Cottom Power Station | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Cottam Power Station | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Torksey Ferry Road, Rampton | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
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 (53.3224, -0.6975).