Gate Burton Solar & Energy Storage Park (531 MW)
Gate Burton Solar & Energy Storage Park is a 531 MW solar farm project in West Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 December 2024. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010131).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 12 July 2024 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 531 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010131
- Address (REPD)
- Gate Burton, Knaith Park & Willingham-by-Stow, Gainsborough
- Council area (by location)
- West Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 76 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Gate Burton - Solar & Energy Storage Park
- REPD reference
- 9809
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010131)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010131). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marton Sewage Works, High Street | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Stow Park Farm, Stow Park | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Cottam wind farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Danes Farm - extension | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 3.4 |
| Cottom Power Station | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Cottam Power Station | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| West Burton | battery storage | 49 | operational | 4.9 |
| Torksey Ferry Road, Rampton | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Steeple Renewables Project | solar farm | 450 | application submitted | 6.1 |
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 (53.336, -0.7426).