Gayton Le Marsh Wind Farm (16.4 MW)
Gayton Le Marsh Wind Farm is a 16.4 MW wind farm project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 February 2016; the record was last updated on 4 March 2016.
16.4 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2016record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 August 2011 | Application submitted |
| 25 May 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 April 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 April 2013 | Appeal allowed |
| 17 February 2015 | Construction started |
| 26 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- N/063/01392/11
- Appeal reference
- APP/D2510/A/12/2176754/NWF
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Carlton Grange, Thacker Bank, Great Carlton, Gayton Le Marsh, Louth, Lincolnshire (3.3km to the northeast of Great Carlton and 2.4km south of Saltfleetby)
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 86 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4369
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambers Farm | wind farm | 9.6 | operational | 6.7 |
| High Leas | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Fen Farm Solar Park (extension) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 8.3 |
| Fen Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Fen Farm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 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 (53.3626, 0.166).