Grimsby Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Grimsby Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North East Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2025; the record was last updated on 7 October 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
7 October 2025record last updated
North East Lincolnshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 October 2021 | Application submitted |
| 25 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 7 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Aura Power
- Planning authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- DM/0899/21/FUL
- Site area
- 134.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Fields Off, Aylesby Lane, Healing, Grimsby, Humberside
- Council area (by location)
- North East Lincolnshire
- Time to decision
- 59 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 7889
Who decides
| Applications | North East Lincolnshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stallingborough Road | solar farm | 12.4 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Bradley Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Bradley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 43.7 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Low Farm Solar Array | solar farm | 20 | operational | 4.0 |
| Laceby Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.1 | operational | 4.3 |
| Magnolia Street | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 4.3 |
| Macaulay Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
| West Marsh (Phase 2) | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.6 |
| Stallingborough Wind farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
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 (53.5603, -0.1735).