Fen Farm Solar Park (extension) (5 MW)
Fen Farm Solar Park (extension) is a 5 MW solar farm project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 2 March 2019; the record was last updated on 3 August 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
3 August 2020record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 December 2015 | Application submitted |
| 2 March 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 March 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 3 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- N/036/02486/15
- Site area
- 12.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Fen Farm Solar Park, Fen Lane, Conisholme, Louth
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5758
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fen Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Fen Farm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 1.1 |
| Yarburgh Grove Farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operational | 4.5 |
| Fen Lane wind farm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused on appeal | 7.7 |
| Gayton Le Marsh Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.4 | operational | 8.3 |
| Louth Canal Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 8.8 |
| Solar Panels at North & S/O Lincoln Gate | solar farm | 98 | application submitted | 9.3 |
| Damwells Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 9.3 |
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 (53.4189, 0.0841).