Grantham Solar Farm (5 MW)
Grantham Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2015; the record was last updated on 16 March 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 March 2016record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S15/0383
- Address (REPD)
- Land south-east of Pasture Far, Allington Lane, Foston, Grantham
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5149
Who decides
| Applications | South Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 14 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bypass Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Thackson's Well Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | refused | 2.5 |
| Sewstern Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 2.9 |
| Pastures Farm solar park (Gonerby Lane) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 3.0 |
| Gonerby Moor, Great Gonerby Solar Farm | solar farm | 60 | operational | 3.6 |
| Green Lane & Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Copley Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 5.7 |
| Copley Farm | solar farm | 10.1 | abandoned | 5.7 |
| Temple Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 5.9 |
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 (52.9712, -0.7225).