Fiskerton Airfield (Phase 2) (22 MW solar farm)
Fiskerton Airfield (Phase 2) is a 22 MW solar farm project in West Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2015; the record was last updated on 17 September 2018.
22 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 September 2018record last updated
West Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 November 2013 | Application submitted |
| 30 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2014 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Lark Energy
- Planning authority
- West Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- 130671
- Site area
- 68.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Reepham Road, Fiskerton, Lincoln
- Council area (by location)
- West Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5118
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiskerton Airfield (Phase 1) | solar farm | 12 | operational | <0.1 |
| The Old Airfield Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Barfield Lane, Reepham | battery storage | 53 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Stainton Oil Production Facility | wind farm | 28 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Springwell Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 800 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Branston Solar Park (extension) | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 7.1 |
| Branston solar park | solar farm | 18.9 | operational | 7.6 |
| Middle Street | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 8.4 |
| Leverton Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 10 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (53.2439, -0.4287).