Heath Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Heath Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 9 March 2016; the record was last updated on 5 November 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
5 November 2015record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 9 March 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 5 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Haymaker Energy / Trina Solar
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S15/2136
- Site area
- 9.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at, Heath Lane, Honington, Grantham
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5847
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Lane Solar Park S14/1084 | 18 | 11 April 2014 | refused 3 December 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Farm | solar farm | 17 | refused | 2.7 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 38.8 | refused | 3.8 |
| Solar Farm at Welby Solar Farm | solar farm | 46 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Side Barn, Church Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Manor Farm | battery storage | 26 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Ermine Street Farm solar park | solar farm | 32.5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Gonerby Moor, Great Gonerby Solar Farm | solar farm | 60 | operational | 6.8 |
| Ash Tree Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Temple Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | 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 (52.9759, -0.5779).