Hatton Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Hatton Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 January 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 January 2026record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 June 2022 | Application submitted |
| 30 April 2025 | Appeal lodged |
| 12 December 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 December 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 12 December 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Push Energy
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- S/079/01078/22
- Appeal reference
- AP/02008/25/REF
- Site area
- 73.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Adj Sotby Woods, Sturton Road, Market Rasen
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 181 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11460
Who decides
| Applications | East Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 11 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Farm | wind farm | 18.4 | refused on appeal | 3.9 |
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 (53.2749, -0.2137).