Gorse Lane (20 MW solar farm)
Gorse Lane is a 20 MW solar farm project in North Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 May 2021; the record was last updated on 17 May 2022.
20 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
17 May 2022record last updated
North Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 January 2019 | Application submitted |
| 29 March 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2021 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 17 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy Esco
- Planning authority
- North Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- 19/0060/FUL
- Site area
- 67.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of, Gorse Lane, Silk Willoughby, Sleaford,
- Council area (by location)
- North Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6701
Who decides
| Applications | North Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mareham Lane, Solar PV Panels | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| White Cross Lane | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 3.3 |
| Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Beacon Fen Energy Park | solar farm | 400 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Grange Farm (Burton Pedwardine) | solar farm | 15 | operational | 3.9 |
| White Gorse Farm | solar farm | 11.6 | permission expired | 4.4 |
| Deepdale Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 6.7 |
| Ewerby Thorpe Farm | solar farm | 25 | abandoned | 8.4 |
| Washdyke Farm, Billingborough Road Solar farm | solar farm | 27 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (52.9682, -0.4133).