Flixborough Industrial Estate (5 MW solar farm)
Flixborough Industrial Estate is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2017; the record was last updated on 3 May 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 May 2017record last updated
North Lincolnshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 18 November 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 January 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 11 October 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 October 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 March 2017 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- NESF (formerly INRG Solar)
- Planning authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- PA/2015/0434
- Appeal reference
- APP/Y2003/W/16/3142032
- Site area
- 12.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land adjacent to Flixborough Industrial Estate, Stather Road, Flixborough
- Council area (by location)
- North Lincolnshire
- Time to decision
- 79 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5204
Who decides
| Applications | North Lincolnshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 15 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wharf Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | <0.1 |
| North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Bagmoor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 2.0 |
| Grange | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 2.0 |
| North Moor Farm, Keadby | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Winterton Road | battery storage | 95 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Keadby Wind Farm | wind farm | 68 | operational | 4.6 |
| Winterton Road, Roxby Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Solar Farm at Ealand Road | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.3 |
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 (53.6201, -0.6947).