Gunthorpe Road, Marsh Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Gunthorpe Road, Marsh Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in South Holland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 September 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 January 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 January 2024record last updated
South Hollandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 July 2021 | Application submitted |
| 25 February 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 March 2022 | Appeal lodged |
| 29 September 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 September 2023 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Walpole Green Limited
- Planning authority
- South Holland
- Planning application reference
- 21/01442/FM
- Appeal reference
- 22/00013/REF
- Site area
- 78.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South of Gunthorpe Road Walpole Marsh Wisbech
- Council area (by location)
- South Holland
- Time to decision
- 114 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Gunthorpe Road, Marsh - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9318
Recorded together with Gunthorpe Road, Marsh -Battery Storage (battery storage, approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | South Holland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 44 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 6 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Lincolnshire, South Holland.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapwing Fen 2 Battery Storage Plant | battery storage | 250 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Model Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| The Grange Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | operational | 1.7 |
| Lapwing Fen II, Crown Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Sutton Bridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 2.1 |
| Walpole St Andrew | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Walpole Bank | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 2.1 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
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 (52.7391, 0.1827).