Green Lane & Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor Solar Farm (23 MW)
Green Lane & Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor Solar Farm is a 23 MW solar farm project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 July 2025.
23 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
28 July 2025record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2023 | Application submitted |
| 22 January 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 January 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 23 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource BP
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S23/1934
- Site area
- 57.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South Of Green Lane And West Of Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Green Lane & Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19165
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lane & Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor Solar Farm S23/0689 | 30 | 12 April 2023 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonerby Moor, Great Gonerby Solar Farm | solar farm | 60 | operational | 0.8 |
| Pastures Farm solar park (Gonerby Lane) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.3 |
| Grantham Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Bypass Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Sewstern Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 5.6 |
| Thackson's Well Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | refused | 5.9 |
| Manor Farm | battery storage | 26 | permission expired | 6.6 |
| Temple Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 7.2 |
| Heath Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.4 |
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 (52.9491, -0.6788).